Effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields on patients' recovery after arthroscopic surgery: Prospective, randomized and double-blind study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 830-834

  Zorzi, C ^a   Dall'Oca, C ^b   Cadossi, R ^c   Setti, S ^c  

^a SACRO CUORE DON CALABRIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c IGEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Cartilage; Chondroprotection; Knee; Pulsed electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34547169022     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0298-8     Document Type: Article

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