In vitro characterisation of the biomechanical properties of the subchondral mineralised zone of lumbosacral facet joints

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful for financial assistance from the European grants supports from ITN Marie Curie ITN Action called SpineFX (238690). The authors thank the UKE Hospital of Hamburg and the donors, or their legal guardians, for providing their tissues for investigation. The authors also thank Nicholas Bishop for English language revision of the manuscript and his relevant scientific comments.