Chondroitinase versus papain digestion leads to different outcome for in vitro simulation of degenerated discs

• Jan Ulrich Jansen,
• Graciosa Quelhas Teixeira,
• Andrea Vernengo,
• Sibylle Grad,
• Cornelia Neidlinger-Wilke,
• Hans-Joachim Wilke

Affiliations

Jan Ulrich Jansen

Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University, Germany; AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland

Graciosa Quelhas Teixeira

Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University, Germany; AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland

Andrea Vernengo

Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University, Germany; AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland

Sibylle Grad

Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University, Germany; AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland

Cornelia Neidlinger-Wilke

Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University, Germany; AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland

Hans-Joachim Wilke

Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University, Germany; AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland