The analysis of articular cartilage after thermal exposure: "Is red really dead?"

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 310-313

  Kaplan, Lee D ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage lesions; Radiofrequency; Thermal chondroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CHONDROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037336375     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2003.50087     Document Type: Short Survey

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