Sentences with phrase «fibrous nucleus pulposus»
«A less hydrated, more fibrous nucleus pulposus [the inner core of the vertebral disc] is unable to evenly distribute compressive forces between the vertebral bodies.
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The intervertebral disc, which sits between vertebrae, is composed of an outer fibrous basket (annulus fibrosus) made of 70 % collagen and an inner gel - like layer called the nucleus pulposus.