CO2 laser arthroscopy-through the arthroscope

James G. Garrick M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.17461

1 June 1990 CO₂ laser arthroscopy-through the arthroscope

James G. Garrick M.D.

Proceedings Volume 1200, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems II; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17461
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Orthopedists have been among the last of the specialists to utilize lasers in surgery. Even today, laser usage in orthopedics is almost exclusively limited to arthroscopy procedures. Although other types of lasers have been approved for use in orthopedics, nearly all laser-assisted arthroscopic procedures have involved the carbon dioxide laser in the knee. These techniques involve skills and problems not previously encountered. In an attempt to simplify the usage and circumvent some of the problems, we describe a means of laser energy delivery through the arthroscope.

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James G. Garrick M.D. "CO₂ laser arthroscopy-through the arthroscope", Proc. SPIE 1200, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems II, (1 June 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17461

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