The holmium YAG laser in office based arthroscopy of the knee: Comparison with standard interventional instruments in patients with arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1806-1808

  Wei, Nathan ^a,b   Delauter, Sheila K ^a   Erlichman, Marianne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Knee; Laser; Office based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROSCOPES; ARTHROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPES; HOLMIUM; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030851738     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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