Free Nerve Endings in the Ligamentum Capitis Femoris

Overview

Journal Acta Orthop Scand

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2001 Feb 24

PMID 11186399

Citations 36

Authors

M Leunig

M Beck

E Stauffer

R Hertel

R Ganz

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Abstract

We report the presence of free nerve endings (FNE) in the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). Qualitative and quantitative measurements on the incidence of FNE, as assessed by immuno-histochemistry for the S-100 protein, were obtained from 18 patients undergoing hip surgery. We found FNE in all LCF, with no association to age. The presence of FNE in the LCF suggests a role in noci-/proprioception of the hip.

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