INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY WITH LASER IN BONE AND JOINT - 09/09/11

Doi : 10.1016/S0033-8389(05)70043-9

Afshin Gangi, MD, PhD ^a, Jean-Louis Dietemann, MD ^a, Bernard Gasser, MD ^b, Stephan Guth, MD ^a, Salomé de Unamuno, PhD ^c, Eric Fogarrassi, PhD ^c, Claude Fuchs, PhD ^c, Paul Siffert, PhD, Catherine Roy, MD ^a

^a Departments of Radiology (AG, J-LD, SG, CR)

^b Pathology (BG), University Hospital of Strasbourg

^c CNRS PHASE Laboratory (SDU, EF, CF), Strasbourg, France

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Lasers are used extensively in many surgical and medical specialties. The word laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. The laser is able to cut, coagulate, and vaporize tissue. Lasers are intense light sources and they use photons and light energy to produce their tissue effect. Normal light sources produce white light of many different wavelengths propagating in many different directions. The light emitted by lasers has three unique qualities:

•	All waves are of the same wavelength (monochromatic)
•	The waves are in phase with each other (coherent)
•	The waves are exactly parallel to each other (collimated)

These properties enable reliable and direct transmission of high amounts of energy over long distances.^{41 van Hillegersberg R. Fundamentals of laser surgery Eur J Surg 1997 ; 163 : 3

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Laser energy, with its powerful and precise ability to ablate, coagulate, and vaporize dense tissues as well as its transmissibility in optical fiber, makes this an ideal tool for use in musculoskeletal surgery. Arthroscopic laser surgery is used clinically in the treatment of joint disorders, particularly for cartilage ablation and restoration. The laser is also used in polymethylmethacrylate removal.^{1 Abelow S.P. Use of lasers in orthopedic surgery: Current concepts Orthopedics 1993 ; 16 : 551

Cliccare qui per andare alla sezione Riferimenti, 37 Sherk H.H. The use of lasers in orthopedic procedures J Bone Joint Surg Am 1993 ; 75 : 768

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Percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) and interstitial laser photocoagulation (ILP) of bone tumors are typical applications of laser in musculoskeletal interventional radiology.^{17 Gangi A., Dietemann J.L., Gasser B. , e al. Interstitial laser photocoagulation of osteoid osteomas with use of CT guidance Radiology 1997 ; 203 : 843

Cliccare qui per andare alla sezione Riferimenti, 18 Gangi A., Dietemann J.L., Ide C. , e al. Percutaneous laser disc decompression under CT and fluoroscopy guidance: Indications, technique, and clinical experience Radiographics 1996 ; 16 : 89

Cliccare qui per andare alla sezione Riferimenti} This article reports our experience performing 169 PLDDs and 28 ILPs of osteoid osteomas.

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ILP OF OSTEOID OSTEOMA

Materials and Methods

Results

CONCLUSION

Address reprint requests to Afshin Gangi, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology B, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg, France, e-mail: gangi@rad6.u-strasbg.fr

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Vol 36 - N° 3

P. 547-557 - maggio 1998 Ritorno al numero

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