Histologic analysis of radiofrequency energy chondroplasty

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 649-661

  Yetkinler, Duran N ^a,d   Greenleaf, John E ^b   Sherman, Orrin H ^c  

^a ArthroCare Corporation   (United States)

^b Oregon Sports Medicine Associates   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CHONDROPLASTY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL INJURY;

CARTILAGE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHONDROCYTES; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RADIO WAVES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036813748     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5919(02)00015-7     Document Type: Review

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