Electric stimulation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of nonunions

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Karamitros, A E ^a   Kalentzos, V N ^b   Soucacos, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Department of Diving Hyperbaric Medicine   (Greece)

Author keywords

Delayed union; Electric stimulation; Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy; Nonunion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; RATS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646486886     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.02.042     Document Type: Article

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