Conservative treatment of spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee in the early stage: Pulsed electromagnetic fields therapy

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 530-537

  Marcheggiani Muccioli, G M ^a   Grassi, A ^a   Setti, S ^b   Filardo, G ^a   Zambelli, L ^c   Bonanzinga, T ^a   Rimondi, E ^a   Busacca, M ^a   Zaffagnini, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Igea SpA   (Italy)

^c Clinical Biophysics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Knee; Pulsed electromagnetic fields therapy; Spontaneous osteronecrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE LESION; BONE MARROW; BONE NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC BONE STIMULATOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EQ 5D SCALE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE PAIN; KNEE SOCIETY SCORE; KNEE SPONTANEOUS OSTEONECROSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; TEGNER SCALE; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORM SCORE;

EID: 84873994501     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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