Laser-assisted chondroplasty

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 687-691

  Sclamberg, Steven G ^a   Thomas Vangsness Jr , C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROPLASTY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENERGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; YAG LASER;

CARTILAGE; CHONDROCYTES; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036813749     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5919(02)00018-2     Document Type: Review

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