Pulsed electromagnetic fields for the treatment of tibial delayed unions and nonunions. A prospective clinical study and review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Assiotis, Aggelos ^a   Sachinis, Nick P ^b   Chalidis, Byron E ^b  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERBALKAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Delayed union; Fracture; Nonunion; PEMF; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861953085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-7-24     Document Type: Article

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