Role of posterior elements in the disc bulging of a degenerated cervical spine

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in International Journal of Spine Surgery. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in International Journal of Spine Surgery Volume 9 Article 13. doi: 10.14444/2013