Ligament shortening: an experimental approach

C. Thomas Vangsness M.D.; William Mitchell; Vahid Saadat; Marcel Nimni

doi:10.1117/12.184888

7 September 1994 Ligament shortening: an experimental approach

C. Thomas Vangsness M.D., William Mitchell, Vahid Saadat, Marcel Nimni

Proceedings Volume 2128, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems IV; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184888
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Joint injury often involves a stretching or loosening of the supporting ligaments. This joint laxity can be increasingly deleterious over time and may lead to osteoarthritis. Decreasing joint laxity is a clinical goal of ligament reconstructions. No study has addressed the possibility of tightening ligaments by heat. This pilot study examined the mechanical and histological effects of the shrinkage of human ligaments.

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C. Thomas Vangsness M.D., William Mitchell, Vahid Saadat, and Marcel Nimni "Ligament shortening: an experimental approach", Proc. SPIE 2128, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems IV, (7 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184888

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