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9917690

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
356
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of the Holmium:YAG laser for performing lateral release and medial joint capsular tightening intracapsularly and to compare the efficacy of the laser versus a scalpel blade for performing a lateral release by performing arthroscopic surgery on 29 caprine patellofemoral joints. Specimens were divided into six treatment groups and treatments consisted of lateral release alone, medial capsular tightening alone, or both treatments, and the effect of each treatment on patellar tracking was evaluated using video analysis of optical markers. Each treatment caused significantly different magnitudes of medial patellar displacement throughout a 75 degrees range of motion: medial tightening followed by lateral release (1.5 +/- 0.10 mm, mean +/- standard error of the mean); lateral release followed by medial tightening (1.1 +/- 0.11 mm); medial tightening alone (0.73 +/- 0.10 mm); lateral release alone (0.36 +/- 0.09 mm); and sham (-0.15 +/- 0.05 mm). There were no significant differences between performing the lateral release using the laser (1.5 +/- 0.10 mm) versus a scalpel (1.4 +/- 0.11 mm). This study shows that lateral release can be performed as effectively with the laser as with a scalpel and that the laser is an effective tool for performing lateral release and medial joint capsular tightening procedures intracapsularly in this caprine model.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
239-47
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
In vitro effects of holmium. YAG laser on caprine stifle retinacular restraints.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Science, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin at Madison 53706, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't