Cost-benefit comparison: Holmium laser versus electrocautery in arthroscopic acromioplasty

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-278

  Murphy, Michael A ^a   Maze, Noelle M ^a   Boyd, Joel L ^a   Quick, Donald C ^a   Buss, Daniel D ^a  

^a Minneapolis Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 0033128655     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-2746(99)90142-8     Document Type: Article

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