Early application of pulsed electromagnetic field in the treatment of postoperative delayed union of long-bone fractures: a prospective randomized controlled study

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Due to the effectiveness of PEMF on non-union long bone fractures, this study will focus on the effects of early application of PEMF on postoperative delayed union of long-bone fractures. There were 58 patients that were divided into a control and PEMF treated experimental group within the span of 16 weeks and 6 months. The experimental group showed higher union rate than the control during the 1st 3 months. Results suggests that early application of PEMF significantly improved the union rate reducing pain and suffering of patients.

Pubmed Study Link

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3556314/

PDF Study Link

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3556314/pdf/1471-2474-14-35.pdf

Study Categories

bone healing, fracture

Authors

[‘Hong-fei Shi’, ‘Jin Xiong’, ‘Yi-xin Chen’, ‘Jun-fei Wang’, ‘Xu-sheng Qiu’, ‘Yin-he Wang’, ‘Yong Qiu’]

PMID

23331333

PMCID

PMC3556314

Published Date

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Frequency (Hz)

Frequency Range

Intensity (G)

Intensity Range

Waveform

unknown

PEMF/EMF/RF/LT

PEMF

Study Subject Types

human

Keywords Listed

Electromagnetic field, Delayed union, Fracture healing, Long-bone fracture

Added Descriptive Keywords

broken bone, delayed union, Fracture healing, Long-bone fracture, human

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