title: Anterior cruciate ligament thermal shrinkage.
abstract: Heat has been used as a therapeutic form of treatment in the field of medicine since ancient times. Electrothermal energy delivered by radiofrequency has the advantages of being able to be used by even the casual arthroscopist and being relatively inexpensive. One of the expanded uses is treating ligament laxity, including the anterior cruciate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA. SargeCarter@home.com
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D013696:Temperature