Pain sensitive structures in bones and joints

What are the pain sensitive structures in bones and joints?

The periosteum and all intraarticular components with the exception of cartilage are pain sensitive; articular cartilage lacks innervation and is not a pain-sensitive structure. The annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral discs has nociceptors, but the nucleus pulposus does not.

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