Three FSUs were examined with MRI as controls.
Three FSUs were examined pre-loading and used as controls to all MRI examinations.
Disc degeneration (according to Pfirrman et al. (Pfirrmann et al. 2001)) was only detectable in three FSUs due to that the subjects are young healthy pigs but disc height reduction was seen among 69% in the loaded group.
A further three were wounded.
A further eight species (Rh.
The FSUs were divided into two groups with eight FSUs in each and three histological controls.
Eight FSUs underwent the repetitive flexion test and eight FSUs were used for the extension test (Fig. 1).
Nineteen FSUs, seven at the L2 L3 level, seven at the L4 L5 level and five at the Th12 L1 level, were collected.
Eight FSUs were subject to repetitive pivot flexion and eight to extension loading by a protocol of 20 000 cycles at 1 Hz with a load of 700 N.
While this study has started to build an understanding of the problems of accessing HIV/AIDS services in two FSU countries further research is required in order to deepen our knowledge of these problems and to help inform the development of future HIV/AIDS programmes.
