Electrical stimulation of the growth plate: A potential approach to an epiphysiodesis

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 463-470

  Dodge, George R ^a   Bowen, J Richard ^a   Oh, Chang Wug ^a   Tokmakova, Keti ^a   Simon, Bruce J ^b   Aroojis, Alaric ^a   Potter, Kristen ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b LP   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model of epiphysiodesis; Bone; Cartilage; Limb length discrepancies

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

'CURRENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL MODEL OF EPIPHYSIODESIS; BONE GROWTH; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; GROWTH PLATE; HIGH CURRENTS; LIMB-LENGTH DISCREPANCY; LOW CURRENTS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

BONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIPHYSIODESIS; EPIPHYSIS PLATE; FEMUR; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH PLATE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMUR; GROWTH PLATE; RABBITS; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 36048984039     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20329     Document Type: Article

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