Predominance of synovial sensory nerve fibers in arthrofibrosis following total knee arthroplasty compared to osteoarthritis of the knee

BACKGROUND: So far, there exists no golden standard for the treatment of arthrofibrosis (AF) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although pain is a hallmark of AF, nociceptive nerve fibers have never been investigated in affected joint tissue. METHODS: A total of 24 patients with osteoarthritis...

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Autores principales: Koeck, Franz Xaver, Schmitt, Miriam, Baier, Clemens, Stangl, Hubert, Beckmann, Johannes, Grifka, Joachim, Straub, Rainer H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4758104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26888574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-016-0359-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4758104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26888574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-016-0359-0

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