Holmium laser ablation of cartilage: effects of delivery fiber angle of incidence

Thomas Asshauer; Thorsten Oberthur; Thomas Jansen; Bruno E. Gerber; Guy P. Delacretaz

doi:10.1117/12.229537

10 January 1996 Holmium laser ablation of cartilage: effects of delivery fiber angle of incidence

Thomas Asshauer, Thorsten Oberthur, Thomas Jansen, Bruno E. Gerber, Guy P. Delacretaz

Proceedings Volume 2624, Laser-Tissue Interaction and Tissue Optics; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.229537
Event: BiOS Europe '95, 1995, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

The effects of 2.12 micrometers Cr:Tm:Ho:YAG laser pulses delivered in isotonic saline solution via an optical fiber system on fresh porcine femur patellar groove cartilage were studied in vitro. Various irradiation geometry, corresponding to angles of 0 - 90 degree(s) of the delivering fiber with respect to the cartilage surface, have been investigated. A laser pulse energies of 1.0 J with a pulse duration of 250 microsecond(s) (FWHM) was used. The dynamics of the induced transient vapor bubbles and the ablation process were monitored by time resolved flash videography techniques. Acoustic transients of up to 200 bars induced by bubble collapses were measured by a calibrated piezoelectric needle probe hydrophone. Histological assessment of the irradiated cartilage samples was performed using azan and Safranin-O stains. The extent of the area of altered cartilage cells is larger than the zone of tissue matrix damage. The predominant mechanism of tissue damage is thermal rather than acousto-mechanical. Cartilage treatment at an angle of incidence of 30 degree(s) reduces significantly the overall damage as compared to 60 degree(s) or 90 degree(s) irradiation.

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Thomas Asshauer, Thorsten Oberthur, Thomas Jansen, Bruno E. Gerber, and Guy P. Delacretaz "Holmium laser ablation of cartilage: effects of delivery fiber angle of incidence", Proc. SPIE 2624, Laser-Tissue Interaction and Tissue Optics, (10 January 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.229537

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