Thermal modification of the lax anterior cruciate ligament using radiofrequency: Efficacy or catastrophe?

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 432-436

  Lubowitz, James H ^a  

^a Taos Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Radiofrequency; Revision; Shrinkage; Thermal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RUPTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, ANIMAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE;

EID: 25444529699     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0647-4     Document Type: Article

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