Analysis of Nerve Endings in the Superior Labrum-Biceps Complex by Fluorescence Immunohistochemistry and Confocal Laser Microscopy

Abstract Objectives The capsuloligamentous structures of the shoulder work as static stabilizers, together with the biceps and rotator cuff muscles, increasing the contact surface of the glenoid cavity. Free nerve endings and mechanoreceptors have been identified in the shoulder; however, there are...

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Main Authors: Maria L. C. Cavalcante, Eduardo G. Fernandes, José A. Pinheiro Júnior, Francisco Vagnaldo F. Jamacaru, José Victor de V. Coelho, José Alberto Dias Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2022-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162022000500863&lng=en&tlng=en