Sixty-nine male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into three groups of 23 animals each and osteotomies were performed in group 1 with a power saw, in group 2 with the Erb:Yag laser, and in group 3 with the Ho1:YAG laser. Two animals of each group were sacrificed 1 week, 4, 8, and 12 weeks after opera
The effect of laser osteotomy on bone healing
โ Scribed by Dr. S. D. Gertzbein; D. Dedemeter; B. Cruickshank; A. Kapasouri
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 875 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-8092
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
Osteotomy of the rat femur performed by the laser was compared to osteotomty made by a handโsaw cut. It was noted that, radiographically and histologically, there was a delay in healing in the laser group, but biomechanical testing failed to reveal any significant difference in bone strength.
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