The effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields on hindfoot arthrodesis: A prospective study

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-96

  Dhawan, Sushil K ^a   Conti, Stephen F ^b   Towers, Jeffery ^c   Abidi, Nicholas A ^d   Vogt, Molly ^c  

^a INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Santa Cruz Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

hindfoot fusion; pulsed electromagnetic fields; triple arthrodesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CALCANEOCUBOID ARTHRODESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TALONAVICULAR ARTHRODESIS; ARTHRODESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FOOT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBTALAR JOINT; WOUND HEALING;

ARTHRODESIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FOOT JOINTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBTALAR JOINT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 2942731585     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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