Pulsed electromagnetic stimulation in nonunion of tibial diaphyseal fractures

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-160

  Gupta, Anil Kumar ^a,c   Srivastava, Kailash Prasad ^b   Avasthi, Sachin ^a  

^a GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Nonunion; Pulsed electromagnetic stimulation; Tibial diaphyseal fractures

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649565762     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.50850     Document Type: Conference Paper

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