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dc.contributor.authorRajitha Gunaratne, G.
dc.contributor.authorKhan, R.
dc.contributor.authorFick, D.
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, B.
dc.contributor.authorDahotre, N.
dc.contributor.authorIronside, Charlie
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:28:08Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:28:08Z
dc.date.created2016-12-11T19:31:26Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationRajitha Gunaratne, G. and Khan, R. and Fick, D. and Robertson, B. and Dahotre, N. and Ironside, C. 2017. A review of the physiological and histological effects of laser osteotomy. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology. 41 (1): pp. 1-12.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46592
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03091902.2016.1199743
dc.description.abstract

Osteotomy is the surgical cutting of bone. Some obstacles to laser osteotomy have been melting, carbonisation and subsequent delayed healing. New cooled scanning techniques have resulted in effective bone cuts without the strong thermal side effects, which were observed by inappropriate irradiation techniques with continuous wave and long pulsed lasers. With these new techniques, osteotomy gaps histologically healed with new bone formation without any noticeable or minimum thermal damage. No significant cellular differences in bone healing between laser and mechanical osteotomies were noticed. Some studies even suggest that the healing rate may be enhanced following laser osteotomy compared to conventional mechanical osteotomy. Additional research is necessary to evaluate different laser types with appropriate laser setting variables to increase ablation rates, with control of depth, change in bone type and damage to adjacent soft tissue. Laser osteotomy has the potential to become incorporated into the armamentarium of bone surgery.

dc.publisherTaylor Francis Ltd
dc.titleA review of the physiological and histological effects of laser osteotomy
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume41
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage12
dcterms.source.issn0309-1902
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Medical Engineering and Technology
curtin.departmentDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
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