Elastic fibers in human intervertebral discs

J A Buckwalter; R R Cooper; J A Maynard

doi:10.2106/00004623-197658010-00013

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Elastic fibers in human intervertebral discs

Journal article

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Elastic fibers in human intervertebral discs

J A Buckwalter, R R Cooper and J A Maynard

Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, Vol.58(1), pp.73-76

01/1976

DOI: 10.2106/00004623-197658010-00013

PMID: 1249115

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Abstract

Although previous studies failed to demonstrate elastic fibers in intervertebral discs, electron microscopy of twenty human intervertebral discs obtained at autopsy and operation revealed characteristic elastic fibers in both the annulus fibrosus and the nucleus pulposus. Their contribution to the mechanical properties of the intervertebral disc remains to be determined.

Humans

Middle Aged

Adolescent

Child, Preschool

Adult

Infant

Child

Elastic Tissue - anatomy & histology

Infant, Newborn

Intervertebral Disc - anatomy & histology

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Title: Subtitle: Elastic fibers in human intervertebral discs
Creators: J A Buckwalter
R R Cooper
J A Maynard
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, Vol.58(1), pp.73-76
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-197658010-00013
PMID: 1249115
NLM abbreviation: J Bone Joint Surg Am
ISSN: 0021-9355
eISSN: 1535-1386
Publisher: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Incorporated; United States
Language: English
Date published: 01/1976
Academic Unit: Anatomy and Cell Biology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
Record Identifier: 9984040592202771

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