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* Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Department of Surgery, Rush Presbyterian Saint Luke’s Medical Center, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Mark D. Markel, DVM, PhD, Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706–1102
The purpose of this study was to examine the in vitro effects of three radiofrequency energy devices (two bipolar devices and one monopolar device) for the performance of thermal chondroplasty. Thirty-two fresh bovine femoral osteochondral sections (approximately 3 x 4 x 5 cm) from eight cows were divided into four groups (three treatment patterns and one sham-operated group with eight specimens per group). The three treatment patterns consisted of 1) radiofrequency energy delivered by a mechanical jig at 1 mm/sec in a contact mode (50 g of pressure), 2) radiofrequency energy delivered by a mechanical jig at 1 mm/sec in a noncontact mode (1 mm between probe tip and articular cartilage surface), and 3) radiofrequency energy smoothing of abraded cartilage during arthroscopic visualization. Thermal smoothing of the abraded cartilage surface was accomplished with all three devices. Significant chondrocyte death, as determined by confocal laser microscopy and cell viability staining, was observed with each device. The bipolar radiofrequency systems penetrated 78% to 92% deeper than the mono-polar system. The bipolar systems penetrated to the level of the subchondral bone in all osteochondral sections during arthroscopically guided paintbrush pattern treatment. Radiofrequency energy should not be used for thermal chondroplasty until further work can establish consistent methods for limiting the depth of chondrocyte death while still achieving a smooth articular surface.
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