Stem Cell Therapy for Degenerative Disc Disease

Figure 1

Illustration of the main intervertebral disc structures and vertebral column. CEP: cartilage endplate; AF: annulus fibrosus; NP: nucleus pulposus; VB: vertebral body; 1: spinal cord; 2: nerve root; 3: apophyseal joint; 4: site of NP protrusion and nerve root compression after IVD degeneration.