Orthopedic aspects of familial insensitivity to pain due to a novel nerve growth factor beta mutation

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 198-202

  Minde, Jan ^a   Svensson, Olle ^b   Holmberg, Monica ^c   Solders, Göran ^d   Toolanen, Göran ^b  

^a Gallivare Hospital   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR BETA SUBUNIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ANALGESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; LEG; LEG LENGTHENING; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER C; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURAL NERVE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MUTATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN INSENSITIVITY, CONGENITAL; PEDIGREE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33645766277     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670610045911     Document Type: Article

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