Lavage solution temperature influences depth of chondrocyte death and surface contouring during thermal chondroplasty with temperature-controlled monopolar radiofrequency energy

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 667-673

  Lu, Yan ^a   Edwards III, Ryland B ^a   Nho, Shane ^b   Cole, Brian J ^b   Markel, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL CHONDROPLASTY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0036736768     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465020300050601     Document Type: Article

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