Comparison of radiofrequency treatment and mechanical debridement of fibrillated cartilage in an equine model

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Edwards, R B ^a   Lu, Y ^b   Cole, B J ^c   Muir, P ^a   Markel, M D ^b  

^a Fairfield Equine Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Cartilage; Chondrocyte; Equine; Radio frequency energy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHONDROPATHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE MODEL; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATELLA CHONDROMALACIA; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; RADIO WAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 40149093294     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-07-01-4004     Document Type: Article

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