Matrix metalloproteinase promotes elastic fiber degradation in ligamentum flavum degeneration

• Kazuki Sugimoto,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Takayuki Nakamura ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: takayuki-n@kuh.kumamoto-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3565-2431

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• Takuya Tokunaga,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Yusuke Uehara,

  Roles Formal analysis, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Tatsuya Okada,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Takuya Taniwaki,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Toru Fujimoto,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Hiroshi Mizuta

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan

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