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In vivo study on the short-term effect of radiofrequency energy on chondromalacic patellar cartilage and its correlation with calcified cartilage pathology in an equine model

✍ Rajesh K. Uthamanthil; Ryland B. Edwards; Yan Lu; Paul A. Manley; Kyriacos A. At 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 326 KB

Chondromalacia can cause joint pain and synovial effusion with the potential for developing into osteoarthritis. Thermal chondroplasty using radiofrequency energy (RFE) has been reported to be superior to mechanical debridement for treating chondromalacia. We compared short-term changes in biomechan