Clinical evaluation of pulsed electromagnetic field treatment for acute scaphoid fractures
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Treatment of nonunited scaphoid fractures by pulsed electromagnetic field and cast.
Thirty-five of 44 nonunited scaphoid fractures that were at least 6 months old healed in a mean time of 4.3 months during pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) treatment using external coils and a thumb spica cast. The mean time from the onset of the fracture to treatment was 40 months. No concurrent operation was performed. Follow-up time averaged 8.4 months. Eight of nine fractures with avascul...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Traumachirurgie
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2214-8736,2214-8744
DOI: 10.1007/s12506-015-0019-8