RFE based chondroplasty in wrist arthroscopy indicates high risk for chrondocytes especially for the bipolar application

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Huber, Michaela ; Eder, Christoph ; Loibl, Markus ; Berner, Arne ; Zellner, Johannes ; Kujat, Richard ; Nerlich, Michael ; Gehmert, Sebastian

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Item type:	Article
Date:	31 January 2015
Institutions:	Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Unfallchirurgie
Projects:	Open Access Publizieren (DFG)
Identification Number:	Value Type 10.1186/s12891-015-0460-2 DOI
Keywords:	Temperature; Subchondral; Chondroplasty; RFE; Wrist; Arthroscopy
Dewey Decimal Classification:	600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of Regensburg:	Yes
Item ID:	31286

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Abstract

Background The application of radiofrequency energy (RFE) has become widespread for surgical performed chondroplasty especially due to the anticipated sealing effect, however the safety of this procedure in the wrist remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the subchondral temperature during radiofrequency energy (RFE) application simulating chondroplasty in an arthroscopic ...

Abstract

Background
The application of radiofrequency energy (RFE) has become widespread for surgical performed chondroplasty especially due to the anticipated sealing effect, however the safety of this procedure in the wrist remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the subchondral temperature during radiofrequency energy (RFE) application simulating chondroplasty in an arthroscopic setting of the wrist.

Methods
A chondroplasty of the lunate fossa was performed during an arthroscopy setting on 14 cadaver arms using monopolar or biopolar RFE. The temperature was recorded simultaneously from 7 predefined anatomical landmarks.

Results
The mean temperature for both application modes did not exceed more than 30°C at all measured points, except for the lunate fossa. The highest subchondral measured peak temperature was 49.35°C (monopolar) and 69.21°C (bipolar) in the lunate fossa. In addition, the temperature decreased for both radiofrequency (RF) devices depending on the distance of the sensors to the RF-probe.

Conclusion
It remains to be questionable how safe RFE can be used for chondroplasty in wrist arthroscopy under continuous irrigation and constant movement to obtain the desired sealing effect. However, the bipolar device should be applied with more caution since peak temperature in the lunate fossa almost reached 70°C even under continuous irrigation.

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