Table 1 Details of the individuals and the tissue sources used in these studies (CVA = cerebrovascular accident ["stroke"])
Age (years) and sex | Spinal level | Score | Reason excised/cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|
Normal tissue: live patients | Â | Â | Â |
   18 M | L4/5 | 0 | Spinal trauma |
| Â | L5/S1 | 1 | Â |
   24 M | L3/4 | 1 | Spinal trauma |
   48 F | L3/4 | 1 | Spinal reconstruction for metastatic breast cancer |
Normal tissue: cadaveric | Â | Â | Â |
   59 F | L3/4 | 1 | Massive pulmonary embolism |
   52 M | L4/5 | 1 | Myocardial infarction |
   47 M | L3/4 | 1 | Road traffic accident |
   72 M | L3/4 | 1 | Myocardial infarction |
   64 M | L5/S1 | 2 | Myocardial infarction |
   75 F | L4/5 | 2 | CVA |
   47 F | L4/5 | 3 | Ovarian cancer |
   58 M | L4/5 | 3 | Myocardial infarct |
Degenerate tissue: live patients | Â | Â | Â |
   51 M | L4/5 | 7 | Disc degeneration |
   60 M | L4/5 | 7 | Disc degeneration |
   25 M | L4/5 | 8 | Disc degeneration |
   45 M | L4/5 | 8 | Disc degeneration |
   48 M | L4/5 | 8 | Disc degeneration |
   73 F | L3/4 | 9 | Disc degeneration |
   61 M | L5/S1 | 9 | Disc degeneration |
   45 F | L5/S1 | 9 | Disc degeneration |
   53 M | L4/5 | 10 | Disc degeneration |
   46 F | L4/5 | 11 | Data not available |
Degenerate tissue: cadaveric | Â | Â | Â |
   49 F | L4/5 | 5 | Data not available |
   57 F | L4/5 | 6 | Myocardial infarction |
   64 M | L4/5 | 7 | Myocardial infarction |
   69 M | L4/5 | 8 | CVA |
   47 F | L3/4 | 8 | Breast cancer |
   76 M | L4/5 | 9 | CVA |
   50 M | L3/4 | 9 | Myocardial infarction |
   61 F | L5/S1 | 10 | Data not available |
   28 M | L4/5 | 11 | Road traffic accident |
   59 M | L4/5 | 11 | Myocardial infarction |