Vertebral Endplate Changes Correlate with Presence of Cartilaginous Endplate in the Herniated Disc Tissue: Factor Predicting Failure of Conservative Treatment

Study Design Cross-sectional comparative. Purpose To characterize the scores of disc degeneration, inflammation, and nerve density in herniated disc samples and associate findings with the presence of vertebral endplate (VEP) changes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Overview of Literature Consid...

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Main Authors: Rabia Latif, Sumera Imran, Ijaz Ahmad, Muhammad Saad Ilyas, Amer Aziz, Uruj Zehra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2022-04-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2021-0106.pdf