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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2017 Jun 13;45(9):2098–2108. doi: 10.1007/s10439-017-1867-8

Table 1.

The compressive stiffness of the porcine IVD from the intact, device and surgical groups at day 0 and 7.

Compressive Stiffness (N/μm) Day 0 Day 7
Intact 1406.2 ± 555.1 959.8 ± 315.4
Device 1440.6 ± 500.4 977.6 ± 343
Surgical 1292.4 ± 518.1 650.9 ± 236.6