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Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Stimulation doesn’t expedite union of acute scaphoid fracture

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August 2013

Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Stimulation doesn’t expedite union of acute scaphoid fracture

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:290| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

The clinical and radiological outcome of pulsed electromagnetic field treatment for acute scaphoid fractures: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled multicentre trial

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Oct;94(10):1403-8

Contributing Authors:
PF Hannemann KW Gottgens BJ van Wely KA Kolkman AJ Werre M Poeze PR Brink

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53 patients, >18 years of age presenting with acute unilateral scaphoid fractures, were randomized to conservative treatment with pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation or a placebo treatment to determine whether PEMF accelerated union rate. Outcomes measured at 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 52 weeks indicated that there were no differences between PEMF and placebo groups in the time to radiologica...

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