Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 492-495 , May 2002

Radiofrequency thermal effects on the human meniscus: An in vitro analysis

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 Address correspondence and reprint requests to C. Thomas Vangsness, Jr., M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, U.S.A.

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doi: 10.1053/jars.2002.32328

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 492-495 , May 2002