Expression and function of FGF9 in the hypertrophied ligamentum flavum of lumbar spinal stenosis patients

Ligamentum flavum (LF) hypertrophy plays a dominant role in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). A previous study found that fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) was upregulated with mechanical stress in rabbit LF. However, the expression and function of FGF9 are not well understood in human LF.

Source: The Spine Journal - February 9, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hasibullah Habibi, Akinobu Suzuki, Kazunori Hayashi, Hamidullah Salimi, Hidetomi Terai, Yusuke Hori, Koji Tamai, Kumi Orita, Shoichiro Ohyama, Akito Yabu, Mohammad Hasib Maruf, Hiroaki Nakamura Tags: Basic Science Source Type: research