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The methods and devices described below provide for minimally invasive method of performing micro-fracture therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis. The method entails use of a laser to ablate numerous holes into the bone and cartilage of a joint which is afflicted with osteoarthritis. Laser systems which are adapted to file several beams simultaneously to create several micro-fracture bores simultaneously to speed the creation of numerous micro-fracture bores in the cartilage and underlying bone.
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