Dynamic phases of peroneal and tibial intraneural ganglia formation: A new dimension added to the unifying articular theory

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 296-307

  Spinner, Robert J ^a   Amrami, Kimberly K ^a   Wolanskyj, Alexandra P ^a   Desy, Nicholas M ^a,b   Wang, Huan ^a,c   Benarroch, Eduardo E ^a   Skinner, John A ^a   Rock, Michael G ^a   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Articular theory; Cyst regression; Fluid dynamics; Ganglion cyst; Intraneural ganglion; Peroneal nerve; Sciatic nerve; Tibial nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FIBULA; GANGLION CYST; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERONEUS NERVE; POPLITEAL CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SURAL NERVE; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; THEORY; TIBIA; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; MALE; PERONEAL NEUROPATHIES; TIBIAL NEUROPATHY;

EID: 34547689667     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/08/0296     Document Type: Article

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