Muscle spindles in elongation of the extremity: proprioceptive conflict or activity deficit?
Comparison of electrophysiological and morphological parameters of shin muscles of experimental animals during shin elongation by Ilizarov's method indicates involvement of muscle spindles into reconstruction of the skeletal muscular tissue in response to its dosed distraction, which results in temporary deficit of specific somatosensory afferentation.
Shevtsov
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G. A. Ilizarov National Research Center Reconstructive Traumatology and Orthopedics, Federal Agency for High-Technological Medical Care, Kurgan, Russia.
Saifutdinov
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Chikorina
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D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005121:Extremities / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D009470:Muscle Spindles / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D011434:Proprioception / Q000502:physiology*