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The effect of laser osteotomy on bone healing
Author(s) -
Gertzbein S. D.,
Dedemeter D.,
Cruickshank B.,
Kapasouri A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900010410
Subject(s) - osteotomy , bone healing , femur , medicine , laser , dentistry , surgery , orthodontics , optics , physics
Osteotomy of the rat femur performed by the laser was compared to osteotomty made by a hand‐saw cut. It was noted that, radiographically and histologically, there was a delay in healing in the laser group, but biomechanical testing failed to reveal any significant difference in bone strength.