TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison between CO2 microsurgical laser and conventional meniscectomies in sheep
T2 - A preliminary report
AU - Bruce Bavitz, J.
AU - Catone, Guy A.
AU - Happel, Mary Beth
AU - Donald Heine, R.
N1 - Funding Information:
* Formerly Chief Resident, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh; presently Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Nebraska, College of Dentistry, Lincoln. t Program Director, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Chairman, Department of Dentistry, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. f Research Assistant, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. 5 Formerly Resident, Oral and MaxilIofacial Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh; presently in private practice in Paducah, Kentucky. Supported by a grant from the Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh. Address correspondence and reprint rquests to Dr Catone: Allegheny General Hospital, 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-9986.
PY - 1989/4
Y1 - 1989/4
N2 - Temporomandibular discectomies were performed in sheep using a CO2 microsurgical laser as the experimental variable and conventional scissors and scalpels as the control. Histologic sections at 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days failed to reveal any significant difference between groups, nor was there any significant difference noted in the subjective evaluation of intraoperative bleeding. These findings suggest that when performing discectomies, the laser offers no advantage over conventional techniques.
AB - Temporomandibular discectomies were performed in sheep using a CO2 microsurgical laser as the experimental variable and conventional scissors and scalpels as the control. Histologic sections at 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days failed to reveal any significant difference between groups, nor was there any significant difference noted in the subjective evaluation of intraoperative bleeding. These findings suggest that when performing discectomies, the laser offers no advantage over conventional techniques.
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U2 - 10.1016/0278-2391(89)90340-6
DO - 10.1016/0278-2391(89)90340-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 2494312
AN - SCOPUS:0024478407
SN - 0278-2391
VL - 47
SP - 383
EP - 385
JO - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JF - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
IS - 4
ER -