The annulus fibrosus of intervertebral disc has a lamellar structure. Each lamella consists of
parallel collagenous fibres which are tilted with respect to the axis of the spine; the direction …

The mechanical behavior of the annulus fibrosus (AF) of the intervertebral disc can be
modeled as a mixture of fibers, extra‐fibrillar matrix (EFM), ions, and fluid. However, the …

Study Design. Immunohistochemical study of elastic fibers in human intervertebral discs
(IVD) collected at surgery from patients with scoliosis. Objectives. To compare the elastic …

By polarising microscope and x-ray crystallographic techniques the annulus fibrosus has
been shown to consist of regularly oriented sheets of collagen fibres. These results have …

Experimental uniaxial tensile tests have been carried out on annulus tissue samples
harvested on pig and lamb lumbar intervertebral discs. When subjecting the samples to …

BACKGROUND: Collagen crosslinks may play a vital role in preventing ongoing disc
degeneration. Age-accumulating crosslinks have been thought to increase brittleness and …

Discs of 25 specimens of human lumbar motion segments were subjected to an internal
division of the annulus fibrosus, sparing only a peripheral layer 1 mm thick. Thus an attempt …

To enhance understanding of the biomechanical role of the intervertebral disc, the
compressive properties and biochemical composition of nondegenerate samples of anulus …

Mechanical stress is one of the risk factors believed to influence intervertebral disc
degeneration. Animal models have shown that certain regimes of compressive loading can …

The physical properties of the annulus fibrosus are critical to the intervertebral disc's
biomechanical function; alterations with degeneration and aging can contribute directly to …