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Lasers in the Musculoskeletal System

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Bruno E. Gerber

    1. Clinique de Chirurgie Orthopédique, Hôpital Pourtalès, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

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  2. Martin T. N. Knight

    1. Arbury Consulting Centre, Rochdale, UK

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  3. Werner E. Siebert

    1. Orthopädische Klinik Kassel, Kassel, Germany

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  • Gives comprehensive advice on HOW to use WHICH laser type WHEN

  • How-to-do instructions

  • Evaluation of laser types

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (58 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. History of Lasers in Orthopedic Medicine

      • W. E. Siebert
      Pages 3-6

  3. Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-10
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    2. Basics, Laser Physics and Safety for the Clinician’s Requirements

      • A. B. Imhoff
      Pages 11-17

    3. Value of Infrared Radiometry to Medical Laser Applications with Reference to Temperature Feedback and Tissue Welding Options

      • I. Çilesiz
      Pages 18-24

    4. Tissue Discrimination and Selectivity in Laser Application

      • J. Raunest
      Pages 25-31

    5. Measurement of Holmium:YAG Laser-Induced Temperature in Musculoskeletal Tissues Using an Experimental MRI Technique

      • C. Hendrich, T. Breitling, P. M. Jakob, A. Berden, A. Schäfer, C. Hillenbrand et al.
      Pages 32-37

    6. Fundamental Studies of Laser Energy for Joint Capsular Shrinkage

      • K. Hayashi, M. D. Markel
      Pages 38-41

    7. In Vitro and Experimental Animal Research on Arthroscopic Laser Treatment of Cartilage — Setup Near to Clinical Application Conditions

      • B. E. Gerber, M. Zimmer, T. Asshauer, S. Preiss, M. Norberg, G. Delacretaz et al.
      Pages 42-60

    8. Effects of Laser Irradiation on Cytokine Production of Rheumatoid Synovial Cells

      • K. Inoue, T. Nishimura
      Pages 61-64

    9. Bactericidal Effect of Argon Laser Irradiation with Dyes

      • T. Okazaki, T. Yonezawa, T. Onomura, M. Abe, T. Goto, K. Sano et al.
      Pages 65-68

    10. Experimental Photodynamic Laser Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Photosan-3, 5-ALA-Induced PPIX and BPD Verteporfin in an Animal Model

      • C. Hendrich, G. Hüttmann, G. Dröge, J. Seara, T. Gomille, C. Lehnert et al.
      Pages 69-74

    11. Bone Healing After Erbium:YAG Laser Osteotomy of Sheep Tibia

      • W. E. Siebert, M. Stanke
      Pages 75-80

    12. Development of Laser Endoscope for Coagulation and Incision

      • Y. Hashishin, U. Kubo
      Pages 81-84
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About this book

Since the introduction of laser technology into medicine, quite a number of clinical applications in orthopaedics have been developed. This text is the first to provide comprehensive guidelines and how-to-do instructions for the application of lasers in orthopaedics. These cover patient selection and decision-making as well as the benefits and risks of the clinical application of lasers in arthroscopic surgery, spine surgery and open surgery. An overview is given on the basics of laser technology and the various laser types are evaluated in terms of optimal use.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Clinique de Chirurgie Orthopédique, Hôpital Pourtalès, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

    Bruno E. Gerber

  • Arbury Consulting Centre, Rochdale, UK

    Martin T. N. Knight

  • Orthopädische Klinik Kassel, Kassel, Germany

    Werner E. Siebert

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lasers in the Musculoskeletal System

  • Editors: Bruno E. Gerber, Martin T. N. Knight, Werner E. Siebert

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56420-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-63761-5Due: 23 August 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62955-6Published: 14 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-56420-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 366

  • Number of Illustrations: 234 b/w illustrations, 71 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Surgical Orthopedics, Neurosurgery

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