Items for "thermal chondroplasty"

The effects of radiofrequency energy probe speed and application force on chondrocyte viability

OBJECTIVE: To determine the thermal effects of monopolar radiofrequency energy (mRFE) on bovine articular cartilage when it was moved at different speeds and using varying application forces...

Keywords: Chondrocyte, articular cartilage, radiofrequency energy, confocal laser microscopy, thermal chondroplasty