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From: Fibrotic alterations in human annulus fibrosus correlate with progression of intervertebral disc herniation

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Human AF tissue obtained from LBP patients. A Native hAF tissue after macroscopic separation of IVD samples. Scale bar: A1—5 mm; A2—1 mm. B Schematic representation of human IVD degeneration/herniation. C Clinical data from hAF donors, from scoliosis and LBP patients distributed by hernia containment type (protused, contained, uncontained). C1: age, C2: gender and C3: Pfirrmann grade distribution; C4: representative MRI images of Pfirrmann grade III, IV and V, all in L5-S1 level

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