Morphological basis for back pain: The demonstration of nerve fibers and neuropeptides in the lumbar facet joint capsule but not in ligamentum flavum

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 72-78

  Ashton, I K ^a   Ashton, B A ^a   Gibson, S J ^b   Polak, J M ^b   Jaffray, D C ^a   Eisenstein, S M ^a  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facet capsule; Ligamentum flavum; Neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - TISSUE;

LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR FACET JOINT CAPSULE; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROPEPTIDES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

NEUROPEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT CAPSULE; LIGAMENT; MALE; NERVE FIBER; SPONDYLOSIS;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; HUMAN; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROPEPTIDES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026512316     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100100109     Document Type: Article

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