Clinical effects of electromagnetic and electric fields on fracture healing

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 355, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Ryaby, James T ^a  

^a OrthoLogic Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE GRAFT; BONE GROWTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031766839     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199810001-00021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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