TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Nd:YAG laser energy on articular cartilage healing in the dog
AU - Hardie, Elizabeth M.
AU - Carlson, Cathy S.
AU - Richardson, Daniel C.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - The effect of low dose neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser therapy on cartilage healing was studied. Partial‐ and full‐thickness cartilage defects were surgically created in the femoral condyles of 20 adult dogs. The cartilage defects in one limb of each dog were exposed to 30 J of Nd:YAG laser energy. The dogs were euthanatized 1 week (n = 6), 1 month (n = 7), and 6 months (n = 7) after surgery. Plastic‐embedded, undecalcified histologic sections of each cartilage defect were examined for evidence of cartilage healing. Special stains were used to determine the type of repair tissue present, and morphometric measurements of repair tissue were made. No effect of Nd:YAG laser therapy on cartilage healing was noted.
AB - The effect of low dose neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser therapy on cartilage healing was studied. Partial‐ and full‐thickness cartilage defects were surgically created in the femoral condyles of 20 adult dogs. The cartilage defects in one limb of each dog were exposed to 30 J of Nd:YAG laser energy. The dogs were euthanatized 1 week (n = 6), 1 month (n = 7), and 6 months (n = 7) after surgery. Plastic‐embedded, undecalcified histologic sections of each cartilage defect were examined for evidence of cartilage healing. Special stains were used to determine the type of repair tissue present, and morphometric measurements of repair tissue were made. No effect of Nd:YAG laser therapy on cartilage healing was noted.
KW - biostimulation
KW - cartilage regeneration
KW - low‐dose laser therapy
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U2 - 10.1002/lsm.1900090610
DO - 10.1002/lsm.1900090610
M3 - Article
C2 - 2601554
AN - SCOPUS:0024851207
SN - 0196-8092
VL - 9
SP - 595
EP - 601
JO - Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
JF - Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
IS - 6
ER -