The clinical and radiological outcome of pulsed electromagnetic field treatment for acute scaphoid fractures: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled multicentre trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1403-1408

  Hannemann, P F W ^a   Gottgens K W A ^a   Van Wely, B J ^b   Kolkman, K A ^c   Werre, A J ^b   Poeze, M ^a   Brink, P R G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASTS, SURGICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867320814     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B10.28844     Document Type: Article

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