Bone tissue ablation with sub-μs pulses of a Q-switch CO2 laser: Histological examination of thermal side effects

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 258-264

  Ivanenko, M M ^a   Fahimi Weber, S ^b   Mitra, T ^a   Wierich, W ^c,d   Hering, P ^a  

^a CENTER OF ADVANCED EUROPEAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH CAESAR   (Germany)

^b ENT Institute   (Germany)

^c Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone; CO2 laser; Histology; Laser osteotomy; Q switch

Indexed keywords

AIR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CARTILAGE; DEHYDRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCISION; LASER SURGERY; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARTILAGE; FEMUR; HEAT; LASERS; RIBS; SWINE;

EID: 0036032557     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101030200038     Document Type: Article

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