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Shock absorber
- Chalne, daudne, kudne ya weight uthane par vertebrae ke beech aane wale compression force ko absorb karti hai.
- Beech ka nucleus pulposus gel jaisa hota hai, isliye pressure ko distribute karta hai.
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Vertebrae ko cushion aur separation dena
- Do adjacent vertebrae ko directly takrane se bachati hai.
- Spine ki normal height maintain karti hai.
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Spinal movements mein help
- Flexion, extension, lateral bending aur limited rotation possible banati hai.
- Bahar ka annulus fibrosus in movements ko control aur stability deta hai.
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Load distribution
- Body weight aur axial load ko ek vertebra se dusre vertebra tak evenly transfer karti hai.
Is avascular nature ki wajah se disc ki healing slow hoti hai aur end plate calcification/sclerosis se nutrient diffusion kam hokar disc degeneration badh sakta hai. Textbook sources:
Miller's Review of Orthopaedics, p. relevant section;
Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, p. relevant section. The
NCBI anatomy review also describes end plates as the main nutrient-diffusion route.