Electric, electromagnetic, and acoustic treatment for avascular necrosis of the femoral head

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-17

  Ciombor, Deborah McK ^a   Aaron, Roy K ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; Hip; Physical stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE MASS; BONE PLATE; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRUCTURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DECOMPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMUR HEAD; FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; SURVIVAL; TRABECULAR BONE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 41149113085     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTO.0b013e318166b573     Document Type: Article

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