Vascularization and morphological changes of the endplate after axial compression and distraction of the intervertebral disc

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 505-511

  Hee, Hwan Tak ^a,b   Chuah, Yon Jin ^a   Tan, Bryan Hsi Ming ^b   Setiobudi, Tony ^b   Wong, Hee Kit ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

cartilaginous endplate; disc degeneration and regeneration; histologic features; intervertebral disc; vascularization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BONE ATROPHY; BONE REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; AXIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; RABBITS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 79953830351     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d32410     Document Type: Article

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