To our knowledge, the relationship of Schmorl nodes and degenerative changes of the thoracic and lumbar spine has never been emphasized in the literature, despite the large number of investigations devoted to degenerative spinal diseases and their major socioeconomic effect.
Glossary; R ; Refinance ; Refinance What is refinance? Refinance, also called refinancing or refi, is the process by which one loan is replaced by another loan, in most cases with more favorable terms. The new loan is used to pay off the original loan. Refinancing is done to take advantage of lower interest rates, to reduce monthly payments, to consolidate debt, or to free up cash. Deeper definition
Definition. Paying off an existing loan with the proceeds from a new loan, usually of the same size, and using the same property as collateral. In order to decide whether this is worthwhile, the savings in interest must be weighed against the fees associated with refinancing. The difficult part of this calculation is predicting how much the up-front money would be worth when the savings are received.