308-nm excimer laser ablation of human cartilage

John A. Prodoehl M.D.; Anthony L.B. Rhodes M.D.; Menachem M. Meller M.D.; Henry H. Sherk M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.148333

21 July 1993 308-nm excimer laser ablation of human cartilage

John A. Prodoehl M.D., Anthony L.B. Rhodes M.D., Menachem M. Meller M.D., Henry H. Sherk M.D.

Proceedings Volume 1880, Lasers in Orthopedic, Dental, and Veterinary Medicine II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.148333
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The XeCl excimer laser was investigated as an ablating tool for human fibrocartilage and hyaline cartilage. Quantitative measurements were made of tissue ablation rates as a function of fluence in meniscal fibrocartilage and articular hyaline cartilage. A force of 1.47 Newtons was applied to an 800 micrometers fiber with the laser delivering a range of fluences (40 to 190 mj/mm²) firing at a frequency of 5 Hz. To assess the effect of repetition rate on ablation rate, a set of measurements was made at a constant fluence of 60 mj/mm², with the repetition rate varying from 10 to 40 Hz. Histologic and morphometric analysis was performed using light microscopy. The results of these studies revealed that the ablation rate was directly proportional to fluence over the range tested. Fibrocartilage was ablated at a rate 2.56 times faster than hyaline cartilage at the maximum fluence tested. Repetition rate had no effect on the penetration per pulse. Adjacent tissue damage was noted to be minimal (10 - 70 micrometers ).

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John A. Prodoehl M.D., Anthony L.B. Rhodes M.D., Menachem M. Meller M.D., and Henry H. Sherk M.D. "308-nm excimer laser ablation of human cartilage", Proc. SPIE 1880, Lasers in Orthopedic, Dental, and Veterinary Medicine II, (21 July 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.148333

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Tissues

Cartilage

Excimer lasers

Laser ablation

Fiber lasers

Microscopy

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