caa a22 4500 469114134 CHVBK 20180323133119.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19921201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00431037 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00431037 Bone-cement removal with the excimer laser in revision arthroplasty [Elektronische Daten] [M. Zimmer, R. Klöbl, G. De Toma, V. Jansson, H. Refior, B. Heimkes, J. Kühne] Summary: The excimer laser was thought to be an appropriate tool for the removal of bone cement without damaging the bone. However, due to its low ablation rate, its clinical use in total hip revision arthroplasty proved to be impossible. This experimental study was designed to evaluate the maximal ablation rate by adjusting the laser's parameters. Energy density, frequency, pulse duration, radiation area, quantity of pulses, and environmental conditions were varied in the experimental setup. Even with the best set of parameters the excimer laser was about ten times slower than, e.g., the carbon dioxide laser. The removal of 10 g bone cement takes about 1 h. Thus, complete cement removal by means of the excimer laser alone is not possible. However, selective application of the excimer laser in combination with other techniques could be discussed. Springer-Verlag, 1992 Zimmer M. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut Klöbl R. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut De Toma G. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut Jansson V. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut Refior H. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut Heimkes B. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut Kühne J. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Springer-Verlag 112/1(1992-12-01), 15-17 0936-8051 112:1<15 1992 112 402 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00431037 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00431037 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zimmer M. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Klöbl R. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- De Toma G. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jansson V. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Refior H. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Heimkes B. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kühne J. Klinikum Großhadern, Orthopädische Klinik, Marchioninistrasse 15, W-8000, München 70, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Springer-Verlag 112/1(1992-12-01), 15-17 0936-8051 112:1<15 1992 112 402 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer