Immunohistochemical study of mechanoreceptors in the tibial remnant of the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in human knees

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1095-1101

  Lee, Byung Ill ^a   Min, Kyung Dae ^b   Choi, Hyung Suk ^a   Kwon, Sai Won ^b   Chun, Dong Il ^a   Yun, Eun Soo ^a   Lee, Dong Wha ^a   Jin, So Young ^a   Yoo, Jae Ho ^b  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Immunohistochemistry; Mechanoreceptors; Proprioception; Remnants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; TIBIA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; TIBIA;

EID: 70349515514     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0831-z     Document Type: Article

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