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Annulus Fissures Are Mechanically and Chemically Conducive to the Ingrowth of Nerves and Blood Vessels

Manos Stefanakis, Maan Al-Abbasi, Ian Harding, P Pollintine, Patricia Dolan, John F. Tarlton, Michael A. Adams

Spine · 2012 · 126 citations · 62 references

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Abstract

Annulus fissures provide a low-pressure microenvironment that allows focal proteoglycan loss, leaving a matrix that is conducive to nerve and blood vessel ingrowth.

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