Complications of thermal energy in knee surgery - Part I

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 737-751

  Kelly, Bryan T ^a   Warren, Russell F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE SURGERY; LASER SURGERY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

CATHETER ABLATION; CHONDROCYTES; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LASER SURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0036813580     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5919(02)00010-8     Document Type: Review

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