The Effect of Sustained Compression on Oxygen Metabolic Transport in the Intervertebral Disc Decreases with Degenerative Changes
Figure 3
Effect of strain-dependent diffusivity and diffusion distances on oxygen and lactate.
Comparisons in terms of oxygen and lactate concentration in the AF and NP of the healthy disc model under three cases: no loading, loading with a reduced disc height, and loading with reduced disc height and strain-dependent diffusivity under the diurnal cycle loading mode for two days simulated.