Treatment of delayed union and nonunion of the tibia by pulsed electromagnetic fields. A retrospective follow-up
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M W Meskens1, J A Stuyck, J C Mulier
1Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital, Pellenberg, Belgium.
Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
The results of a clinical follow-up of 57 tibial lesions treated with pulsed electromagnetic fields at least six months after the primary lesion occurred proved that this noninvasive method can be a valuable alternative to other commonly accepted modes of therapy. The overall success rate was 75% but could be improved to 81% when the proper indications were met.