A study on the effects of surgical lasers on dense collagenous tissues;Untersuchungen zur wirkung chirurgischer laser auf kollagenreiche gewebe

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-43

  Gebauer, D ^a   Constantinescu, M A ^b  

^a Orthopadische Klinik Tegernsee   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagenous tissue; Laser surgery; Tendons

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RABBIT; TENOTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASER SURGERY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RABBITS; TENDONS;

EID: 0034028349     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-19240     Document Type: Article

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