Effects of electromagnetic fields in experimental fracture repair

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 355, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Otter, Mark W ^a   McLeod, Kenneth J ^a   Rubin, Clinton T ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE NECROSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0031791385     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199810001-00011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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