… A comparison between the results of the study by Ashton et al 1 and those of this study
shows that most nerve structures in clinically painless discs do not penetrate as deeply as into …

… only writers who have found nerve fibres in the annulus fibrosus, further investigations on this
… a size that they penetrate the greater part of the annulus fibrosus bring about the formation …

… nerve fibres in the outer third of the annulus fibrosus in 48 (60%) of the 80 samples of
intervertebral discs. Nerves … Blood vessels penetrated into the middle third of the annulus fibrosus …

… This study provides a quantitative hypothetical model of how penetrating annulus fibrosus
injuries in discs with a gelatinous nucleus pulposus may alter disc mechanics by changing …

… lesions in the annulus fibrosus (AF) and impinges on the spinal cord and surrounding nerves.
… Furthermore, scaffolds must penetrate the full thickness of the AF to facilitate total annular …

… nerve endings in the degenerative lumbar disc penetrate deep … Complex as well as free
nerve endings would appear to … of the annulus fibrosus, 10 , 13 and to the anterior dura. Some …

… do radial fissures often reach, but not penetrate, the outermost 1-2 mm of the annulus [4, 6]? …
is protected from extreme bending by the ligaments of the neural arch [5]. Vertical force and …

… and nerve growth factor (NGF) that induce nerve growth into the inner annulus fibrosus, …
Sensory nerve fibers penetrate the ECM into the inner AF and nucleus pulposus (NP) [16]. …

… of connective tissue scarring around the nerve roots. In other … through the end-plates and the
annulus fibrosus, and (2) to … of the structure, eventual penetration of the annulus even in the …

… of nerve fibers in the inner layers of the annulus fibrosus (AF) and … nerve ingrowth via AF
defect. Therefore, unsealing of the annulus wall appears to facilitate a deeper nerve penetration; …