Asymmetrical slow-pulsating direct current.
Treatment with asymmetrical pulsating direct current in combination with external fixation on pseudarthroses offers encouraging results. Using a fully automatic stimulator continuously for six months appears to eliminate previous electrode problems. Since pseudarthrosis is not a well-defined condition and as the above treatment is multilateral, no conclusion can be stated as to the effect of electrostimulation. However, the noninvasive stimulator is reliable and the results appear promising.
D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000628:therapy