Mechanical and biochemical effect of monopolar radiofrequency energy on human articular cartilage: An in vitro study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1322-1327

  Yasura, Ko ^a   Nakagawa, Yasuaki ^a,b   Kobayashi, Masahiko ^a   Kuroki, Hiroshi ^b   Nakamura, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Collagen; Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP); Radiofrequency energy (RFE); Thermal chondroplasty; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ENZYME; GELATINASE A; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RIGIDITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL CHONDROPLASTY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL DEATH; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN TYPE II; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROLINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 1; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RADIO WAVES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33745914939     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506287742     Document Type: Article

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