Acute and long-term response of the meniscus to partial meniscectomy using the holmium: YAG laser

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-164

  Horan, Patrick J ^a,d   Popovic, Neven A ^a   Islinger, Richard B ^a   Kuklo, Timothy R ^d   Dick Jr , Edward J ^b   McKinney, Luann ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Healing response; Ho:YAG laser; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FIBRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FIBRIN FORMATION; HISTOLOGY; HOLMIUM LASER; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SCALPEL; SYNOVIUM; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032971154     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ar.1999.v15.015015     Document Type: Article

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