European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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To evaluate the degree of acute or progressive lateral compression needed to cause neurologic injury to the spinal cord assessed by electrophysiological monitoring. ⋯ The experimental model replicates the mechanism of a spinal cord injury caused by medially displaced screws into the spinal canal. The spinal cord had more ability for adaptation to progressive and slow compression than to acute mechanisms.
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The aim of this study was to develop a novel method for observing the morphology of the blood vessels in the rabbit endplate. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that the blood vessels in the rabbit endplate can be clearly observed by the method described using barium sulfate [the 50% (w/v) gave better results compared with the 100% (w/v)]. The information from the 3D vessel structure could provide essential data to help us understand the nutrient pathways within the vertebral endplate.