TABLE 1.

The NPCs and CEPCs of patients selected for the study.

Patient ID	Age	Sex	Fracture section	NP tissues	CEPs tissues
1	24	Male	L1	T12/L1, L1/L2	T12, L2
2	37	Female	L1	T12/L1, L1/L2	T12, L2
3	29	Male	L2	L1/L2, L2/L3	L1, L3
4	28	Male	T12	T11/T12, T12/L1	T11, L1
5	31	Female	L1	T12/L1, L1/L2	T12, L2
6	25	Female	L1	T12/L1, L1/L2	T12, L2
7	32	Male	L2	L1/L2, L2/L3	L1, L3
8	24	Female	L1	T12/L1, L1/L2	T12, L2
9	29	Male	L2	L1/L2, L2/L3	L1, L3
10	33	Female	L2	L1/L2, L2/L3	L1, L3
11	25	Male	L1	T12/L1, L1/L2	T12, L2
12	28	Male	L2	L1/L2, L2/L3	L1, L3

NPCs, nucleus pulposus cells; CEPCs, cartilage endplate cells; T, thoracic vertebral body; L, lumbar vertebral body.