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How adherent is nucleus propulsus to bone(vertebral body)?

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Not adhernt: The disc is made up of three basic structures: the nucleus pulposus, the annulus fibrosus and the vertebral end-plates, and with the exception of the nucleus pulposus, the foregoing structures are all innervated by pain-carrying nerve fiber. The nucleus propulsusis not adhernt to bone.

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Answered 3/25/2023

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