ISSN:
1436-2023
Keywords:
Key words: lumbar disc herniation
;
histology
;
neovasculari-zation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract: In 64 surgically treated herniated lumbar intervertebral discs, we performed histopathological studies of neovascularization in the outermost layer of the herniated mass in various types of hernia. We obtained specimens separately from the capsule tissue covering the herniated mass and the inner tip tissue of the herniated mass for comparison. Histologically, in most cases, the capsule tissue was the outermost layer of the annulus fibrosus or posterior longitudinal ligament, and the inner tip tissue was the nucleus pulposus. In the capsule tissue, newly formed small blood vessels were present in 73.4% of the total cases examined, regardless of the hernia type. However, the frequency and degree of such vessels in the tip tissue were significantly higher in hernias that perforated the posterior longitudinal ligament than in those that did not. When the intervertebral disc herniates, new blood vessels proliferate in the capsule of the hernial tissue. At the stage when the hernial capsule tissue is still present, these vessels were observed to have difficulty reaching the inner tip portion. These findings suggest that when the nucleus pulposus portion of the herniated mass perforates the posterior longitudinal ligament, it may be subject to a stronger neovascularization reaction.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s007760050105
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