Histologic findings of disc, end plate and neural elements after coblation of nucleus pulposus: An experimental nucleoplasty study

Spine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 466-470

  Chen, Yung C ^a   Lee, Sang Heon ^a   Saenz, Yamil ^b   Lehman, Norman L ^b  

^a Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coblation; End plate; Histology; Intervertebral disc; Nucleoplasty; Nucleus pulposus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE ROOT; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOFREQUENCY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SWINE; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CADAVER; CELL NUCLEUS STRUCTURES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SWINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0242319086     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(03)00143-8     Document Type: Article

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