Non-invasive treatment of ununited fractures of the tibia using electrical stimulation.
A non-invasive method of electrical stimulation of healing in ununited fractures of the tibia by pulsed magnetic fileds has been evaluated. In a series of 17 patients all but two of the fractures united within 4 to 10 months, with an average time of just under six months. The method is sufficiently promising to merit further clinical investigation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing