Swelling pressure of the inervertebral disc: Influence of proteoglycan and collagen contents
- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Biorheology
- Vol. 22 (2) , 145-157
- https://doi.org/10.3233/bir-1985-22205
Abstract
In this study we have considered how equilibrium water content of the human nucleus pulposus varies with applied pressure for discs of various spinal levels and of various ages. In all cases hydration decreased as pressure increased but the level ofKeywords
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