Efficacy and cost effectiveness of harmonic scalpel compared with electrocautery in posterior instrumentation of the spine

Different methods to reduce blood loss during spinal surgery have been described already. Although the use of the harmonic scalpel (HS), an ultrasonically activated coagulator, has been described in endoscopic spinal surgery, its efficacy in posterior instrumentation of the spine remains unclear. Th...

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Main Authors: Cakir, Balkan, Ulmar, Benjamin, Schmidt, René, Kelsch, Georg, Geiger, Peter, Mehrkens, Hans-Hinrich, Puhl, Wolfhart, Richter, Marcus
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3454565/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15712002
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-004-0812-3
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