Biomechanical, Structural, and Composition Characterization of the Vertebra‐Disc Interface
Neilesh R. Frings, Harrah R. Newman, Faysal M. Haque, Veronica A. Caruso, Dawn M. Elliott, Elise F. Morgan · 2026
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Description
Neilesh Frings and colleagues dissect the spine's endplate region, the layered junction where vertebra meets disc, in this study from twenty twenty-six. Forty-five cadaveric lumbar segments were imaged for disc degeneration, then their bony endplates were bent, their cartilage endplates compressed, and their bone microstructure and ash composition measured.
Strength followed structure, not chemistry or birthday. Bony endplate stiffness tracked bone volume fraction, while composition measures said little. Top and bottom endplates differed structurally from each other, as if tuned to different loads. Almost nothing tracked age or disc degeneration, one thinning pattern aside, despite wild ranges in the values: the bony endplate's fracture strain ran from one to fifty-two percent. The authors cast the bony endplate as an independent mechanical player in spine health, not a passive cap.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Neilesh R. Frings, Harrah R. Newman, Faysal M. Haque, Veronica A. Caruso, Dawn M. Elliott, Elise F. Morgan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |