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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
A reproducible experimental model of cervical spondylosis in mice was established by means of detachment of the posterior paravertebral muscles from the vertebrae and resection of the spinous processes along with the supraspinous and interspinous ligaments. Mechanical instability in the cervical spine elicited by this surgical intervention accelerated the process of intervertebral disc degeneration, and when extended over a 6-12-month period, induced cervical spondylosis in the mice. The pathologic findings in the cervical intervertebral discs of this experimental model varied: proliferation of cartilaginous tissue and fissures in the anulus fibrosus, shrinkage of the nucleus pulposus, herniation of disc material, and osteophyte formation. The availability of this experimental model should be valuable for biochemical and biomechanical understanding of the pathogenesis of cervical spondylosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0362-2436
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S495-500
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Experimental cervical spondylosis in the mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article