Epineurial compartments and their role in intraneural ganglion cyst propagation: An experimental study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 826-833

  Spinner, Robert J ^a   Wang, Huan ^a,b   Carmichael, Stephen W ^a   Amrami, Kimberly K ^a   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Articular branch; Intraneural ganglion cysts; Sciatic nerve; Superior tibiofibular joint; Unified theory

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FIBULA; GANGLION CYST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIUM; TIBIA; TIBIAL NERVE;

FIBULA; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; TIBIA;

EID: 34547704995     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20509     Document Type: Article

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