The Effects of Radiofrequency Bipolar Thermal Energy on Human Meniscal Tissue

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 114-117

  Jazrawi, Laith M ^a   Chen, Andrew ^a   Stein, Drew ^a   Heywood, Christian S ^a   Bernstein, Adam ^a   Steiner, German ^a   Rokito, Andrew ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; HOSPITALS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

BIPOLAR THERMAL PROBES; MENISCAL TISSUE; RADIOFREQUENCY BIPOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL NECROSIS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE MENISCUS; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 2342606486     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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