title: Algorithm for employing physical forces in metabolic bone diseases.
abstract: Metabolic bone diseases, especially osteoporosis, demand a multidisciplinary approach. The physical forces find a rationale in the treatment of local alterations in bone-cartilage metabolism. In integrated treatment of vertebral fractures caused by fragility, stimulation with electrical fields has been observed to be effective in reducing pain and improving patients' quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Terapie Avanzate, Clinica Ortopedica Traumatologica, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ospedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy. s.setti@igeamedical.com
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Massari
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods; D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010146:Pain; D010919:Placebos; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos