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Osteotomy of the rat femur performed by the laser was compared to osteotomty made by a hand‐saw cut. It was noted that, radiographically and histologically, there was a delay in healing in the laser group, but biomechanical testing failed to reveal any significant difference in bone strength.
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Gertzbein et al. (1981) studied this question.
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