Arthroscopic subacromial decompression with a holmium:YAG laser: Review of the literature

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 172-177

  Boult, Maggi ^a   Wicks, Malcolm ^b   Watson, David I ^c   Macdougal, Graeme ^e   Shimmin, Andrew ^f   Maddern, Guy J ^a,d,g  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

^b Cransford House   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e Melbourne Orthopaedic Group ^*

^f Melbourne Orthopaedic Group   (Australia)

^g ASERNIP S   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Endoscopic surgical techniques; Laser techniques; Review; Shoulder impingement syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

EID: 0035089981     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02061.x     Document Type: Article

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