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Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 3 MRI of the discs 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

Pfirrman grade

Disc height

End plate signal S/I

1

1

-

-/-

2

2

0

-/-

3

1

-

-/-

4

1

-

-/-

5

2

-

-/-

6

1

-

-/-

7

1

0

-/-

8

1

-

0/-

9

1

-

0/0

10

1

0

0/-

11

1

0

0/0

12

1

0

0/-

13

1

-

0/-

14

2

-

0/-

15

1

-

0/-

16

1

-

0/-

Control 1

1

0

0/0

Control 2

1

0

0/0

Control 3

1

0

0/0

  1. According to superior (S) or inferior (I) vertebra of the FSUs. Grading as reduced (-), normal (0) or increased (+)
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