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Assessment of Bone Fracture Healing Using Micro-Computed Tomography
Published on: December 9, 2022
Influence of 1800 MHz GSM-like electromagnetic radiation exposure on fracture healing
Ahmet Aslan1, Vecihi Kırdemır2, Ahmet Kocak3
1Afyonkarahisar State Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
Background And Aims:
In this study, we aimed to investigate whether 1800 MHz frequency electromagnetic radiation (EMR) has an effect on bone healing.
Methods:
A total of 30 Wistar albino rats were divided into two equal groups. Fractures were created in the right tibias of all rats; next, intramedullary fixations with K-wire were performed. A control group (Group I) was kept under the same experimental conditions except without EMR exposure. Rats in Group II were exposed to an 1800 MHz frequency EMR for 30 min a day for 5 days a week. Next, radiological, mechanical, and histological examinations were performed to evaluate tibial fracture healing.
Results:
Radiological, histological and mechanical scores were not significantly different between groups (respectively, p = 0.114, p = 0.184 and p = 0.083), and all of these scores were lower than those of the controls.
Conclusions:
EMR at 1800 MHz frequency emitted from cellular phones has no effect on bone fracture healing.
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