Radiofrequency use on articular cartilage lesions

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 427-431

  Vangsness Jr , C Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CAUTERIZATION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL REGENERATION; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CHONDROPATHY; DEBRIDEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEAT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; PATELLA CHONDROMALACIA; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SURGEON; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 24744433931     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2005.05.002     Document Type: Review

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