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Holmium 2.1 Laser-Assisted Knee Arthroscopy: Clinical Outcome and Complications in 1000 Cases

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The use of laser in arthroscopy is the result of historical developments, and its evolution follows the course common to most new technologies, with particular relevance to the concept of minimally invasive surgery. The gradual introduction of new laser beams such als neodymium, holmium, and erbium — the latter still at the experimental stage — has allowed the development of fiberoptics and made it possible to use these lasers in arthroscopy surgery.

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  1. Clinique de Chirurgie Orthopédique, Hôpital Pourtalès, Rue de la Maladière 45, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

    Bruno E. Gerber MD

  2. Arbury Consulting Centre, Manchester Road, Rochdale, OL11 4LZ, UK

    Martin T. N. Knight MD

  3. Orthopädische Klinik Kassel, Wilhelmshöher Allee 345, 34131, Kassel, Germany

    Werner E. Siebert

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Saunier, J.A., Indermühle, F., Compère, J. (2001). Holmium 2.1 Laser-Assisted Knee Arthroscopy: Clinical Outcome and Complications in 1000 Cases. In: Gerber, B.E., Knight, M.T.N., Siebert, W.E. (eds) Lasers in the Musculoskeletal System. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56420-8_19

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