Complications of thermal ablation in wrist arthroscopy

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 84-86

  Pell IV, Richard F ^a   Uhl, Richard L ^a,b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arthroscopy; Collagen; Tendon; Thermal; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; BURN; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; REVIEW; SYNOVECTOMY; TENDON RUPTURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 4744358447     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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