Development of an in vivo method to investigate biomechanical and neurophysiological properties of spine facet joint capsules

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 565-572

  Lu, Ying ^a   Chen, Chaoyang ^a   Kallakuri, Srinivasu ^a   Patwardhan, Ajit ^a   Cavanaugh, John M ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Facet joint capsule; Mechanosensitive; Strain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ACTIVATION; CERVICAL SPINE; GOAT; IN VIVO CULTURE; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; JOINT CAPSULE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE ROOT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; STRETCH RECEPTOR; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GOATS; HUMANS; JOINTS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 23844455894     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0835-9     Document Type: Article

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