Changes in leucocytes conditions and neuron-glia relations of canine spinal ganglia after limb lengthening

In the post-distraction period when a canine leg was subjected to about 15% lengthening reversible changes in the neurocytes of the spinal ganglia were noted in the structure of a part of cells as neuroplasm and nucleus hyperchromia, peripheral chromatolysis, nucleolus and nucleus dislocations; increase of peri- and interneuronal gliacytes in number. The changes were the most marked in the spinal ganglia of the lengthening side for the distraction rate of 3 mm per day and they were minimal - contralaterally for the lengthening rate of 1 mm per day.