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Fig. 3 | Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders

Fig. 3

From: The paradoxical relationship between ligamentum flavum hypertrophy and developmental lumbar spinal stenosis

Fig. 3

Histological assessment of fibrotic changes in ligamentum flavum (LF). Fibrotic Grade 1 (a), Fibrotic Grade 2 (b), Fibrotic Grade 3 (c), Fibrotic Grade 4 (d). LF sections were stained with Masson’s trichrome staining and imaged at 4X magnification under microscope. Areas marked with "E" signify keratin/elastin/muscle fibres (red stain), and "F" signifies collagen fibres (blue stain). There were no developmental spinal stenosis (DSS)/ non-DSS subjects with a fibrotic grade of 0 as all were stenotic patients

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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders

ISSN: 2397-1789

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