Quantitative Analysis of Surface Contouring with Pulsed Bipolar Radiofrequency on Thin Chondromalacic Cartilage

Table 1

Table showing the relationship between temperature and cell death rate with respect to the treatment pattern.

Treatment pattern	Max temp; (mean value)	Cell death; (%)	Treatment time in sec.; (mean value)	Temperature in °C; (mean value)
B1	34.1	93.9%	00 : 18	28.0
B2	40.8	94.5%	00 : 30	31.2
B1p1	34.4	90.4%	00 : 59	29.4
B2p1	34.2	92.9%	00 : 59	30.1
B1p2	28.7	94.3%	01 : 30	26.8
B2p2	31.7	94.6%	01 : 39	28.4
Emery treated only	0	25.0%	0	0