Abstract Objective Commonly used methods for measuring proprioception have resulted in conflicting reports regarding knee proprioception with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture and the influence of ACL reconstruction. Methods One hundred subjects (50 patients with radiologically and arthroscopica...
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 a fe...
Resumen Se presenta la descripción de la composición y arreglo estructural del sistema de la línea lateral de tres especies de rayas eléctricas (Narcine bancroftii, N. entemedor y N. vermiculatus). Las tres especies muestran los canales supraorbital (SO), infraorbital (IO), hiomandibular (HYO) y de l...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Subjects with sensorial losses present balance deficits. Although such condition is often observed among elderly, there is discussion concerning the dependence on sensorial information for body sway control in the elderly without sensorial losses. Purpose: We investigated the eff...
O autor estudou 18 cadáveres masculinos frescos (36 ombros) com idade média de 37 anos e 10 meses, segundo uma análise digital imunohistoquímica pela técnica da anti-proteína S100, com o objetivo de avaliar o número, a distribuiçao e a classificaçao dos mecanorreceptores do ligamento glenoumeral...
Se estudió la ultraestructura de los corpúsculos de Merkel en la mucosa del labio inferior del labio de los monos Cebus apella. Las células de Merkel se localizan en la base de la red epitelial adyacente e intimamente asociada con una o dos terminaciones nerviosas intra-epiteliales. Las células de Me...
