Responses of mechanoreceptor neurons in the cat knee joint capsule before and after anterior cruciate ligament transection

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 114-122

  Khalsa, P S ^a   Grigg, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); NEUROLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS;

ACTIVATION THRESHOLDS; AFFERENT NEURONS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS; KNEE JOINT CAPSULES; MECHANORECEPTOR NEURONS; POSITION SENSITIVITY; TRANSECTION;

LIGAMENTS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; FEMALE; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0030007202     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100140119     Document Type: Article

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