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ArticleJournal of hip preservation surgery2021

Use of a larger surface area tip on bipolar radiofrequency wands in hip arthroscopy is associated with significantly lower traction and total surgery times.

Austin E Wininger, Justin O Aflatooni, Joshua D Harris

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Article in Journal of hip preservation surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Austin E WiningerHouston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Outpatient Center, 6445 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6903-8731
Justin O AflatooniHouston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Outpatient Center, 6445 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Joshua D HarrisHouston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Outpatient Center, 6445 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7606-2473
Houston Methodist · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical outcomes in arthroscopic hip preservation surgery have improved over the past two decades due to many factors, including advancements in technique and instrumentation. Complications following hip arthroscopy are associated with increased traction and overall surgical times. The purpose of this study was to compare traction and surgical times during hip arthroscopy using two different radiofrequency ablation wands produced by the same manufacturer. The authors hypothesized that the wand with a larger surface area would result in significantly less traction and surgical times. This study was a retrospective comparative investigation on patients who underwent arthroscopic surgery of the central, peripheral, peritrochanteric and/or deep gluteal space compartments of the hip. Both wands are 50-degree-angled probes, but the tip and shaft diameters are 3 and 3.75 mm for Wand A (Ambient Super MultiVac 50; tip surface area 7.1 mm

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