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Failure loads of annulus closure system with four or five barb rings. The implants with four barb rings have a significantly higher (p < 0.05) failure load compared to the implants with five barb rings. Each bar represents the mean of three measurements in three different segments (L1–L2, L3–L4 and L5–L6)
