Structure and mechanical function of the inter-lamellar matrix of the annulus fibrosus in the disc

Three dimensional mesoscale analysis of translamellar cross-bridge morphologies in the annulus fibrosus using optical coherence tomography

(2015) Sang Kuy Han et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Derivation of inter-lamellar behaviour of the intervertebral disc annulus

(2015) Marlène Mengoni et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

A Computational Model to Describe the Regional Interlamellar Shear of the Annulus Fibrosus

(2014) Kevin M. Labus et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Role of biomolecules on annulus fibrosus micromechanics: Effect of enzymatic digestion on elastic and failure properties

(2014) Jessica L. Isaacs et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Disc degeneration reduces the delamination strength of the annulus fibrosus in the rabbit annular disc puncture model

(2014) Diane E. Gregory et al.   Spine Journal

Biochemical composition and turnover of the extracellular matrix of the normal and degenerate intervertebral disc

(2013) Sarit Sara Sivan et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Elastic fibres in health and disease

(2013) Andrew K. Baldwin et al.   EXPERT REVIEWS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Changes in the interfacial shear resistance of disc annulus fibrosus from genipin crosslinking

(2013) Bryan Kirking et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Anular delamination strength of human lumbar intervertebral disc

(2012) Diane E. Gregory et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Ex vivo observation of human intervertebral disc tissue and cells isolated from degenerated intervertebral discs

(2012) Gabriela Ciapetti et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Modeling interlamellar interactions in angle-ply biologic laminates for annulus fibrosus tissue engineering

(2011) Nandan L. Nerurkar et al.   Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Effect of orientation and targeted extracellular matrix degradation on the shear mechanical properties of the annulus fibrosus

(2011) Nathan T. Jacobs et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Formation of lamellar cross bridges in the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc is a consequence of vascular regression

(2011) Lachlan J. Smith et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Comparative Immunolocalization of the Elastin Fiber–Associated Proteins Fibrillin-1, LTBP-2, and MAGP-1 With Components of the Collagenous and Proteoglycan Matrix of the Fetal Human Intervertebral Disc

(2011) Anthony J. Hayes et al.   SPINE

The influence of torsion on disc herniation when combined with flexion

(2010) Samuel P. Veres et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

How age influences unravelling morphology of annular lamellae - a study of interfibre cohesivity in the lumbar disc

(2010) Meredith L. Schollum et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Mechanical design criteria for intervertebral disc tissue engineering

(2010) Nandan L. Nerurkar et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

The elastic fibre network of the human lumbar anulus fibrosus: architecture, mechanical function and potential role in the progression of intervertebral disc degeneration

(2009) Lachlan J. Smith et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

A microstructural investigation of intervertebral disc lamellar connectivity: detailed analysis of the translamellar bridges

(2009) Meredith L. Schollum et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Measurement of local strains in intervertebral disc anulus fibrosus tissue under dynamic shear: Contributions of matrix fiber orientation and elastin content

(2009) Arthur J Michalek et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Cellular mechanobiology of the intervertebral disc: New directions and approaches

(2009) Adam H. Hsieh et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

The presence and distribution of lubricin in the caprine intervertebral disc

(2008) Kristy M. Shine et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

ISSLS Prize Winner: Microstructure and Mechanical Disruption of the Lumbar Disc Annulus

(2008) Meredith L. Schollum et al.   SPINE

ISSLS Prize Winner: Microstructure and Mechanical Disruption of the Lumbar Disc Annulus

(2008) Samuel P. Veres et al.   SPINE