Abstract
Since its introduction and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for marketing in 1990, the Versa-Pulse laser has proved to be a powerful new tool for arthroscopic surgeons.
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Reed, E., Abbott, S. (1995). Arthroscopic Laser Surgery Using the Coherent VersaPulse Select Holmium Laser. In: Brillhart, A.T. (eds) Arthroscopic Laser Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2468-6_15
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