Biophysical stimulation for nonunions

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 25-38

  Della Bella, E ^a,b   Tschon, M ^a   Stagni, C ^a   Dallari, D ^a   Fini, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biophysical stimulation; Multipotent progenitor cells; Nonunion tissue; Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF)

Indexed keywords

5' NUCLEOTIDASE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; ENDOGLIN; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; MACROPHAGE ELASTASE; MATRILYSIN; NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE; RECEPTOR TYPE TYROSINE PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE C; THY 1 MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICAL STIMULATION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CALLUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CLONOGENESIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRACTURE NONUNION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; STIMULATION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84969714354     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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