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Table 2 MRI signal of the vertebral bodies of the loaded FSUs

From: The effect of repetitive flexion and extension fatigue loading on the young porcine lumbar spine, a feasibility study of MRI and histological analyses

FSU

Superior growth zone, V/D

Superior vertebral body, V/D

Inferior growth zone, V/D

Inferior vertebral body, V/D

1

-/-

+/0

0/0

0/-

2

-/-

+/0

-/-

-/0

3

-/-

0/0

-/-

0/0

4

-/-

+/+

-/-

+/+

5

-/-

+/+

-/-

0/0

6

-/-

+/+

0/0

0/0

7

-/-

+/-

-/-

0/0

8

-/-

+/+

-/-

+/+

9

-/-

+/+

0/0

0/+

10

-/0

+/+

-/-

+/-

11

-/-

+/0

-/-

+/+

12

0/0

+/+

0/0

+/+

13

-/-

+/+

-/-

+/0

14

-/-

+/+

-/-

+/+

15

-/-

0/0

-/-

0/+

16

-/-

+/+

-/-

-/0

Control 1

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

Control 2

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

Control 3

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

  1. According to superior or inferior vertebra and ventral (V) or dorsal (D) location of the FSUs. Grading as reduced (-), normal (0) or increased (+)