Biomedical subjects

G J Lane

Publications and source records attributed to G J Lane.

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PubMed1992

The surgical treatment of tendinitis. Clinical rationale and biologic basis.

The rationale for surgical treatment of tendinitis is to induce a modulation of the tendon cell-matrix environment by either promoting a renewed wound repair cycle or by the removal of aberrant tissue. The adequacy of healing as a result of surgical tendon treatment has been poorly documented histologically; what evidence exists suggests normal tissue is not achieved. The clinical experience of the authors as well as preliminary analysis of wound healing patterns in a longitudinal internal tenotomy rabbit tendo-Achilles model are discussed.

Achilles Tendon↗

PubMed1992

Laser arthroscopy.

Lasers have become widely used in several medical and surgical disciplines. In ophthalmology and plastic surgery, their use has permitted the development of therapeutic modalities that would have been otherwise impossible. In such specialties as gynecology and general surgery, lasers provide advantages that make certain procedures more convenient and easier to perform. In contrast, orthopaedic surgeons have, to date, been slow to accept these devices into the therapeutic armamentarium. The purpose of this paper is to describe the status of laser use in the orthopaedic subspecialty of arthroscopy.

Arthroscopy↗