Histologic characterization of coblation nucleoplasty performed on sheep intervertebral discs

Pain Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 439-442

  Lee, Michael S ^a   Cooper, Grant ^a   Lutz, Gregory E ^a   Doty, Stephen B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Histology; Nucleoplasty

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; BUFFER; COLLAGEN; EDETIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CAUTERIZATION; COBLATION NUCLEOPLASTY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FENESTRATION; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MICROSCOPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POWER SUPPLY; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHEEP; SOFT TISSUE; STAINING; SURGICAL APPROACH; THAWING; TISSUE FIXATION; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 0345256453     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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