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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2017 Mar 15;35(9):2075–2081. doi: 10.1002/jor.23497

Figure 3.

Figure 3

A: H&E staining of control intervertebral segments. Normal architecture is preserved. B: H&E staining of infected intervertebral segment. Reactive bone formation (**), and abscess (*) are noted. Original position of endplate is noted (<). C: Gram staining of infected segment demonstrates abscesses (*) and reactive bone formation (**). D: Gram stain demonstrates bacteria in proximity to necrotic bone. E: Safranin-O and fast green staining of the control disc. F: Safranin-O staining of infected disc demonstrating endplate destruction and trabecular bridging (arrow). Remnants of the cartilaginous endplate are noted (++).