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Numerous attempts have been made to use heating to effect an anastomotic union of severed tissue edges. Improvements in electrocautery and lasers have made experimental tissue anastomosis feasible; but clinical application of tissue welding has undergone only limited clinical trials. Using heat to anastomose tissue is fraught with complications. The technique’s limitations and the factors that lead to successful tissue welding are reviewed.
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Dew, D.K., Supik, L., Darrow, C.R. (1995). Tissue Repair Using Lasers: Arthroscopic Applications. In: Brillhart, A.T. (eds) Arthroscopic Laser Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2468-6_10
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