Effects of anterior lumbar spinal fusion on the distribution of nerve endings and mechanoreceptors in the rabbit facet joint: Quantitative histological analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 567-576

  Onodera, Takeshi ^a   Shirai, Yasumasa ^a   Miyamoto, Masabumi ^a   Genbun, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Facet joint; Immobilization; Mechanoreceptor; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

GOLD CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT STABILITY; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE ENDING; NERVE SPROUTING; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PACINI CORPUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE HISTOCHEMISTRY; RABBIT; RUFFINI ORGAN; SENSORY NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION; TISSUE SLICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042012982     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-003-0673-3     Document Type: Article

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