Evaluation of low-level laser therapy with a He-Ne laser on the healing of an osteochondral defect using a biomechanical test

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 423-428

  Javadieh, Farshad ^a   Bayat, Mohammad ^a   Torkaman, Giti ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BIOMECHANICAL TESTS; CHONDROCYTES; CIRCULAR LASER BEAMS; CONTROL GROUPS; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; HE-NE LASERS; IN-SITU; INDENTATION METHOD; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; OSTEOCHONDRAL DEFECTS; SURFACE AREA;

ABSORPTION; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; DEFECTS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LIGAMENTS; NEON; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

LASER SURGERY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; INJURY; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; RABBIT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMUR; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, GAS; MALE; RABBITS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953937217     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2434     Document Type: Article

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