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. 2017 May 12;12:73. doi: 10.1186/s13018-017-0572-5

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Representative lateral radiographs and magnetic resonance image (MRI) of intervertebral discs at 6 months after surgery. a The experimental segments showed obvious and various degrees of disc space narrowing. Osteophyte formation (white asterisk) was evident at the margin of the vertebral bodies. b Significant low T2-weighted signal intensity was clearly visible in the experimental segments after surgery. The arrows indicate the operated disc