A Commitment to Clinical Proof

At ArthroCare Sports Medicine, our commitment to rigorous clinical proof sets us apart. No other company in this field has commissioned as many studies or published as many papers. The following references provide more information about the science and technology behind the success of ArthroCare Sports Medicine products.

Coblation^® and TOPAZ^® Microdebridement

Taverna E, Battistella F, Sansone V, Perfetti C, Tasto J. Radiofrequency-Based Plasma Microtenotomy Compared with Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression Yields Equivalent Outcomes in Rotator Cuff Tendinosis. Arthroscopy 2007; 23(10): 1042-1050.

Voloshin I, Morse K, Allred CD, Bissell S, Maloney M, DeHaven K. Arthroscopic Evaluation of Radiofrequency Chondroplasty of the Knee. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2007; 35(10): 1702-1707.

Allen RT, Tasto JP, Cummings J, Robertson CM, Amiel D. Meniscal Debridement With an Arthroscopic Radiofrequency Wand Versus an Arthroscopic Shaver: Comparative Effects on Menisci and Underlying Articular Cartilage. Arthroscopy 2006;22(4):385-393.

Arnoczky SP. Amiel D. DeHaven KE. Fu FH. Gambardella RA. Mathews LS. Pettrone FA. Sgaglione NA. Tasto JP. Uribe JW. Is there a role for radiofrequency-based ablation in the treatment of chondral lesions: A roundtable discussion. The American Journal of Orthopedics 2005; 34: 1-16.

Tasto JP. Cummings J. Medlock V. Hardesty R. Amiel D. Microtenotomy using a radiofrequency probe to treat lateral epicondylitis. Arthroscopy 2005: 21(7): 851-860.

Voloshin I. DeHaven KE. Steadman RJ. Second look arthroscopic observations after radiofrequency treatment of partial thickness articular cartilage defects in human knees. Journal of Knee Surgery April 2005.

Amiel D. Ball ST. Tasto JP. Chondrocyte Viability and Metabolic Activity after Treatment of Bovine Articular Cartilage with Bipolar Radiofrequency: An In Vitro Study. Arthroscopy 2004; 20: 503-510.

Kaplan LD. Ernsthausen JM. Bradley JP. Fu FH. Farkas DL. The thermal field of radiofrequency probes at chondroplasty settings. Arthroscopy 2003; 19: 632-640.

Kaplan L. Uribe JW. The Acute Effects of Radiofrequency Energy in Articular Cartilage: An In Vitro Study. Arthroscopy 2000; 16: 2-5. Kober S. Coblation appears safe and effective. Orthopedics Today 2002, 36.

Sergeev VN. Belov SV. [A new method of high-frequency electrosurgery (coblation technology)]. Med Tekh. 2003; 21-23.

Stalder KR. Woloszko J. Brown IG. Smith CD. Repetitive plasma discharges in saline solutions. Applied Physics Letters 2001; 79: 4503-4505.

Tasto JP. Ash SA. Current Uses of Radiofrequency in Arthroscopic Knee Surgery. Am.J.Knee.Surg. 1999; 12: 186-191.

Tasto JP. Cummings J. Medlock V. Harwood F. Hardesty R. Amiel D. The Tendon Treatment Center: New Horizons in the Treatment of Tendinosis. Arthroscopy 2003; 10: 213-223.

Turner AS. Tippett JW. Powers BE. Dewell RD. Mallinckrodt CH. Radiofrequency (electrosurgical) ablation of articular cartilage: a study in sheep. Arthroscopy 1998; 14: 585-591.

Uribe JW. Electrothermal chondroplasty—bipolar. Clin.Sports Med. 2002; 21: 675-685.

Uribe JW. The use of radiofrequency devices for chondral debridement. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review 2003; 11: 214-221.

Woloszko J. Stalder KR. Brown IG. Plasma characteristics of repetitively pulsed electrical discharges in saline solutions used for surgical procedures. IEEE transactions on plasma science 2002; 30: 1376-1383.

Yetkinler DN. Greenleaf JE. Sherman OH. Histologic analysis of radiofrequency energy chondroplasty. Clinics in Sports Medicine 2002; 2: 649-661.

Biomaterials

F.H.Albee: Studies in Bone Growth. Triple Calcium Phosphate as a stimulus to osteogenesis. Ann Surg; 1920 71(1): 32–39.

LeGeros RZ, Parsons JR, Decals G, Driessen F, Lee D, Leu ST, Metzger S, Peterson D, and Walker M. Significance of the Porosity and Physical properties of Calcium Phosphate Ceramics: Biodegradation-bioresorption: A tax group report.

Data on file at Biocomposites Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom.

Cooper JJ, Richardson JB: in vivo degradation kinetics of Poly-l-lactide/Beta Tricalcium Phosphate. ESSKA 2000, London, UK.

Agrawal CM, Fan M, Zhu C, and Athanasiou KA: A new technique to control the pH in the vicinity of biodegradable implants. Fifth World Biomaterials Congress May 29 – June 2,1996, Toronto, Canada.

Rodeo SA, Arnoczky SP, Torzilli PA, Hidaka C, and Warren RF.: Tendon healing in a bone tunnel. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Vol 75-A, No.12, December 1993

ACL Interference Screws–Is the metal better?:E.S.B.Saweeres FRCS et al, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital, Oswestry, UK Combined arthroscopic societies meeting, South Africa 2002.

Böstman OM, Pihlajamaki HK. Adverse tissue reactions to bioabsorable fixation devices. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2000 Feb; 371:216-227.

Barber FA, Dockery WD. Long-term absorption of Poly L lactic acid interference screws. Arthroscopy. 2006 Aug;22(8); pp 820-6.

Böstman OM, Pihlajamaki H, Partio E, Rokkanen P. Clinical biocompatibility and degradation of polylevolactide screws in the ankle. Clin Orthop 1995; 320: pp 101-109.

Tams J, Rozema FR, Bos RR, Roodenburg JL, Nikkels PG, Vermey A. Poly (L-lactide) bone plates and screws for internal fixation of manibular swing osteotomies. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 1996 Feb; 25 (1):20-4.

Cannula

Golser KA. A New Universal Working Cannula for Arthroscopic Operations on Large Joints. AGA Congress 1995.

Knotless Implants/Suture Management

Burhart SS, Lo IK. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. J Am Acad Orthopo Surg 2006;14(6):333-346.

Barber FA, Herbert MA, Coons DA, Boothby MH. Sutures and suture anchors—update 2006. Arthroscopy 2006; 22(10):1063-1069.

Weimann A, Kebeck C, Zantop T, Raschke M, Petersen W. Biomechanical Evaluation of Different Anchor-Suture Systems in Rotator Cuff Repair. Presented at the annual meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, April 26-29, 2007, San Francisco, CA.

Schlegel TF, Hawkins RJ, Lewis CW, Turner AS. An in vivo comparison of the modified Mason-Allen suture technique versus an inclined horizontal mattress suture technique with regard to tendon-to-bone healing; a biomechanical and histological study in sheep. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2007; 16(1):115-121.

Boileau P, Brassart N, Watkinson DJ, Carles M, Hatzidakis AM, Krishnan SG. Arthroscopic repair of full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus: the tendon really heal? J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005; 87(6):1226-1240.

Bishop J, Klepps S, Lo IK, Bird J, Gladstone JN, Flatow EL. Cuff integrity after arthroscopic versus open rotator cuff repair: a prospective study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2006; 15(3):290-299.