The Effect of Normal Saline Irrigation at Different Temperatures on the Surface of Articular Cartilage: An Experimental Study in the Rat

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-61

  Cheng, Shun Chien ^a   Jou, I Ming ^b,d   Chern, Tai Chang ^c   Wang, Ping Hui ^a   Chen, Wen Chau ^e  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c PINGTUNG CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Arthroscope; Articular cartilage; Irrigation fluid; SEM; Temperature

Indexed keywords

HYALIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; FIBER; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE; LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WARMING;

EID: 0346690325     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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