Resection of a plantar calcaneal spur using the holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 142-146

  Smith, William K ^a,b,c   Noriega, James A ^c   Smith Jr , William K ^c  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF PODIATRIC SURGERY   (United States)

^b Hillerest Health Center   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CASE REPORT; EXOSTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY;

CALCANEUS; EXOSTOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0035293960     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-91-3-142     Document Type: Article

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