Micro-computed tomography study of the subchondral bone of the vertebral endplates in a porcine model: Correlations with histomorphometric parameters

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-341

  Laffosse, Jean Michel ^a   Kinkpe, Charles ^b   Gomez Brouchet, Anne ^c   Accadbled, Franck ^a,b   Viguier, Eric ^d   De Gauzy, Jérôme Sales ^a,b   Swider, Pascal ^a  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DES ENFANTS   (France)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^d VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

Animal model; Micro CT; Microarchitecture; Subchondral bone; Trabecular bone; Vertebral endplate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYALINE CARTILAGE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA; ANIMAL; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77954738658     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-009-0569-9     Document Type: Article

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