Electronic Resource
Hoboken, NJ [u.a.]
:
Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Orthopaedic Research
4 (1986), S. 452-457
ISSN:
0736-0266
Keywords:
Spine
;
Osteochondrosis
;
Scheuermann's Disease
;
Vertebra
;
Electron microscopy
;
Collagen fibers
;
Collagen fibrils
;
Life and Medical Sciences
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
In osteochondrosis juvenilis Scheuermann, foci of various sizes in the cartilaginous end plates of the vertebral bodies display a loosening or complete interruption of the collagen fibers. These findings, together with an alteration and occasional absence of the growth zone, may result in the typical deformation of the vertebral bodies. Electron micrographs of the areas with optically absent collagen fibers reveal collagen fibrils. They are arranged in an irregular pattern. We conclude that a disturbance of collagen or ground substance biosynthesis is of importance in the pathogenesis of juvenile osteochondrosis.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jor.1100040408
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