Thermal treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injury and laxity with its imaging characteristics.
The use of radiofrequency or laser to treat lax anterior cruciate ligaments is at its infancy. The imaging results of such treated ligaments using MRI are undocumented in the literature. This article reviews the basic science behind thermal treatment of ligaments and previously published and unpublished data on this therapy and its imaging implications.
Khan
A Shabi
AS
New York University, Hospital for Joint Diseases, 530 First Avenue, Suite 8U, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Sherman
Orrin H
OH
DeLay
Brian
B
D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003094:Collagen / Q000502:physiology; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013696:Temperature
D003094:Collagen