Electrosurgery: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 970-975

  Malis, Leonard I ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

bipolar coagulation; bipolar cutting; electrosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; FORCEPS; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029832068     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.5.0970     Document Type: Article

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