Bipolar radiofrequency in the human meniscus. Comparative study between patients younger and older than 40 years of age

Knee

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 357-360

  Figueroa, D ^a,b   Calvo, R ^a,b   Vaisman, A ^a,b   Gallegos, M ^a   Carrasco, M A ^a   Mardones, R ^c   Delgado, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL MILITAR DE SANTIAGO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Degenerative; Meniscus; Radiofrequency energy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE MENISCUS; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34548393503     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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