The intervertebral disc, the endplates and the vertebral bone marrow as a unit in the process of degeneration

摘要

The association of disc degeneration (DD) and vertebral endplate degeneration (EPD) is still not well understood. This study aimed to find segmental predictive risk factors for DD and EPD and to illuminate associations of the disc, endplate and bone marrow changes in the process of degeneration.