Table 5.
Study Characteristics of Selected Experimental Controlled Animal Studies on He-Ne Low Level Laser Irradiation Effects on Bone Healing
| Authors | Surgery Type | Type of Fixation | Bone Name |
Mechanical Test | Test Speed (mm/min) | Graph Type |
* Laser Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David et al., 1996 |
CO | IF (Intramedullary 1/32" Kirschner wire) | Tibia | Four Point Bending Test | 5 | Stress-Strain | He - Ne |
| Luger et al., 1998 |
CO | IF (Kirschner wire) |
Tibia | Tension - Stress Test | 5 | Load-Strain | He - Ne |
| Tajali et al., 2003 |
PO | EF | Tibia | Three Point Bending Test | N/A | Load-Deformation | He - Ne |
| Teng et al., 2006 |
PO | Without Fixation | Radius | Biomechanics Anti - Torsion Test | N/A | N/A | He - Ne & Co2 |
CO = Complete Osteotomy, PO = Partial Oasteotomy, IF = Internal Fixation, EF = External Fixation,
* Independent Variable