Detection of Apoptotic Cartilage Cells in Symptomatic Central Tears of the Triangular Fibrocartilage

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 618-622

  Unglaub, Frank ^a   Fellenberg, Jorg ^a   Germann, Guenter ^a   Bickert, Berthold ^a   Sauerbier, Michael ^a   Richter, Wiltrud ^a  

^a BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; degeneration; immunohistochemistry; Palmer 1A; TFCC

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BRACE; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE INJURY; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL FATE; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; WRIST;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BIOPSY; CARTILAGE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE;

EID: 34247633008     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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