Anterior cruciate ligament radiofrequency thermal shrinkage: A short-term follow-up

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1027-1033

  Farng, Eugene ^a   Hunt, Stephen A ^a   Rose, Donald J ^a   Sherman, Orrin H ^a,b  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Radiofrequency; Thermal shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIOFREQUENCY THERMAL SHRINKAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BRACES; COLLAGEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIO WAVES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24944509552     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.05.015     Document Type: Article

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