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Proc Inst Mech Eng H
; 228(7): 735-9, 2014 Jul.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24951627
RESUMO
Laser cutting of bones has been proposed as a technology in orthopaedic surgery. In this short study, the laser-bone interaction was examined using a pulsed erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser and compared to a conventional cutting technique. Microscopic analysis revealed the nature of waste debris and showed higher proportions of finer particles for conventional sagittal sawing compared to laser cutting.