Fluid temperatures during radiofrequency use in shoulder arthroscopy: A cadaveric study

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-111

  McKeon, Brian ^a   Baltz, Matthew S ^b   Curtis, Alan ^a   Scheller, Arnold ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Wareham Orthopedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DATA ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEVICE; GLENOHUMERAL LIGAMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; LIQUID; PAIRWISE COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SHOULDER; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION; THERMAL CAPSULORRHAPHY; THERMOMETRY;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER JOINT; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 33846250388     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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