Table 1.
Osteophytosis OST |
Abnormal bone growth or bony spurs that occur around degenerating joints |
Concentric tears CT |
Vertically oriented tears that result in separations between annular fibers |
Radial tears RT |
Transversally oriented tears that perpendicularly disrupt annular fibers |
Cartilage endplate CEP |
Degradation of the hyaline cartilage between the disc and bone resulting in disruptions and absence |
Endplate rim lesions RL |
Broad term for disruptions through both the cartilage and bony endplate of the vertebral rim |
Inner AF Morphology IAM |
Inward bulging of the annulus that occurs with disc degeneration |
Abbreviations given are used in other figures.