Mechanoreceptors Found in a Posterior Cruciate Ligament From a Well-Functioning Total Knee Arthroplasty Retrieval

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 504.e9-504.e12

  Mihalko, William M ^a,b,c,d   Creek, Aaron T ^a,c   Mary, Michelle N ^a   Williams, John L ^a,c,d   Komatsu, David E ^a,c  

^a InMotion Orthopaedic Research Center   (United States)

^b Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Histology; Immunohistochemistry; Mechanoreceptor; Posterior cruciate ligament; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; KNEE LIGAMENT; LAMELLAR BODY; MECHANORECEPTOR; PACINI CORPUSCLE; TENDON RECEPTOR; TISSUE SECTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 79953059566     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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