Electrothermal chondroplasty - Monopolar

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 663-674

  Khan, Amir M ^a,b   Dillingham, Michael F ^a  

^a Sports Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Medicine Associates   (United States)

^b Buenaventura Orthopedics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL VIABILITY; CHONDROMALACIA; CHONDROPLASTY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ENERGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL INJURY;

CARTILAGE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHONDROCYTES; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036812592     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5919(02)00022-4     Document Type: Review

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