Reversal of Delayed Union of Anterior Cervical Fusion Treated with Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Stimulation: Case Report

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 519-524

  Mackenzie, Donald ^a,b   Veninga, Francis D ^a  

^a Medical Center of Plano   (United States)

^b Woodburn Corners Professional Plaza ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bone growth stimulation; Cervical spine fusion; Non union; Pulsed electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE GROWTH; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMAGING; OSTEOLYSIS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 2442599521     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200405000-00021     Document Type: Article

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