Free nerve endings in the medial and posteromedial capsuloligamentous complexes: Occurrence and distribution

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 68-72

  Biedert, R ^a   Lobenhoffer, P ^b   Lattermann, C ^b   Stauffer, E ^c   Muller W ^d  

^a Institute of Sport Sciences   (Switzerland)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d Kantonsspital Bruderholz   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Free nerve ending type IVa; Knee joint; Medial capsuloligamentous complex; Nociceptor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; KNEE; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT;

HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE;

EID: 0033660863     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670050188     Document Type: Article

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