Thermal profile of radiofrequency energy in the inferior glenohumeral ligament

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 603-608

  Liao, Wei Lee ^a,c   Hedman, Thomas P ^b   Vangsness Jr , C Thomas ^b  

^a and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsular shrinkage; Heat conduction; Inferior glenohumeral ligament; Radiofrequency; Temperature profile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR GLENOHUMERAL LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY; SHOULDER; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMISTOR;

CADAVER; DIATHERMY; HEAT; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; RADIO WAVES; SHOULDER JOINT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84862376197     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.04.059     Document Type: Article

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