title: [Ablation of hard biological tissue with the excimer laser].
abstract: Cutting and drilling of bone- and meniscus tissue were performed using a XeCl-excimer laser combined with a tapered fiber. Ablation speed on meniscus tissue is already sufficient, the thermal damage of the adjacent tissue is minimal. Increasing of energy transmission through special fibers promises higher ablation rates also on hard biological tissue and that promoted the interest in lasers again for accident surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Unfallchirurgie, Universitätskrankenhaus Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jahn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dressel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Neu
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jungbluth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002417:Cattle; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013552:Swine
vernacular_title: Abtragung von biologischem Hartgewebe mit dem Excimerlaser.