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15877218

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-11
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of thermal energy on an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are unknown. This study was undertaken to know the immediate and direct effects of thermocoagulation on normal ACL. Thermocoagulation was generated by monopolar radiofrequency (RF) at 67 degrees C and 40 W of energy and applied with use of a commercial jig in a porcine cadaveric model, and biomechanical and histological changes were evaluated immediately. Thermocoagulation caused significant shrinkage of ACL without immediate effects on ligament biomechanical properties, including stiffness and maximal failure force. However, histological analysis demonstrated a decrease in number of dense elongated cells and blood vessels within the epiligamentous tissue, loss of areolar spaces, decrement in the periodicity of collagen waveform, and shortening and pyknotic nuclear changes of cells within the fascicular region. RF-generated thermocoagulation resulted in ACL shortening with significant changes on histological findings but not on initial biomechanical properties.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0942-2056
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
619-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Thermal effects after anterior cruciate ligament shrinkage using radiofrequency technology: a porcine cadaver study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't