Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1991 · 19 citations · 0 references
EngineeringOphthalmologyOptical PropertiesMinimally Invasive ProcedureElectrosurgical DevicesLaser ApplicationsOptical MetrologyHuman Meniscal TissueThermal TherapySurgeryWound HealingBiomedical EngineeringThermal DamageMedicineWavelength SelectionOrthopaedic SurgeryExperimental SurgerySurgical Innovation
Electrosurgical devices and various lasers are used to cut human meniscal tissue, and the amount of thermal damage caused by each method is measured and compared.