ArticleGlobal spine journal2023
Annular Defects Impair the Mechanical Stability of the Intervertebral Disc.
Article in Global spine journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Bioactive Therapies for Degenerative Disc Disease: Current State of the Art and Clinical Applications.World neurosurgery · 2025Review
- Complex In Vivo Motion of the Bovine Tail Provides Unique Insights Into Intervertebral Disc Adaptation.JOR spine · 2025Article
- Single nuclear-spatial transcriptomic sequencing reveals distinct puncture-induced cell subpopulations in the intervertebral disc of a rat model.Clinical and translational medicine · 2025Article
- A multifunctional scaffold that promotes the scaffold-tissue interface integration and rescues the ROS microenvironment for repair of annulus fibrosus defects.Bioactive materials · 2024Article
- Investigation of the Role of Osteoporotic Vertebra Degeneration on the Stability of the Lumbar Spine: In Silico Modelling under Compressive Loading.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Recent advances in the repair of degenerative intervertebral disc for preclinical applications.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Review
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Abstract
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designA biomechanical study.
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cruciform and square incisions of annulus fibrosus (AF) on the mechanical stability of bovine intervertebral disc (IVD) in multiple degrees of freedom.
methodsEight bovine caudal IVD motion segments (bone-disc-bone) were obtained from the local abattoir. Cruciform and square incisions were made at the right side of the specimen's annulus using a surgical scalpel. Biomechanical testing of three-dimensional 6 degrees of freedom was then performed on the bovine caudal motion segments using the mechanical testing and simulation (MTS) machine. Force, displacement, torque and angle were recorded synchronously by the MTS system.
resultsCruciform and square incisions of the AF reduced both axial compressive and torsional stiffness of the IVD and were significantly lower than those of the intact specimens (
conclusionsThe cruciform and square incisions of the AF obviously reduced axial compression and axial rotation, but they did not change the flexion-extension and lateral-bending stiffness of the bovine caudal IVD. This mechanical study will be meaningful for the development of new approaches to AF repair and the rehabilitation of the patients after receiving discectomy.
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