Morphological and biomechanical effects of annulus fibrosus injury and repair in an ovine cervical model

Abstract Tissue engineering repair of annulus fibrosus (AF) defects has the potential to prevent disability and pain from intervertebral disc (IVD) herniation and its progression to degeneration. Clinical translation of AF repair methods requires assessment in long‐term large animal models. An ovine...

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Main Authors: Rose G. Long, Stephen J. Ferguson, Lorin M. Benneker, Daisuke Sakai, Zhen Li, Abhay Pandit, Dirk W. Grijpma, David Eglin, Stephan Zeiter, Tanja Schmid, Ursula Eberli, Dirk Nehrbass, Theodor Di Pauli von Treuheim, Mauro Alini, James C. Iatridis, Sibylle Grad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-03-01
Series:JOR Spine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.1074