EFFECT OF PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ON THE CONSOLIDATION OF POSTEROLATERAL ARTHRODESES IN THE LUMBOSACRAL SPINE: A PROSPECTIVE, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED STUDY

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the effect of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) on the consolidation of instrumented lumbar posterolateral arthrodeses in patients who have been surgically treated for degenerative spine disease. Methods: Forty cases were recruited from 163 consecutive patients unde...

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Main Authors: MARCELO ITALO RISSO NETO, GUILHERME REBECHI ZUIANI, PAULO TADEU MAIA CAVALI, IVAN GUIDOLIN VEIGA, WAGNER PASQUALINI, AUGUSTO CELSO SCARPARO AMATO FILHO, ALBERTO CLIQUET JÚNIOR, ELCIO LANDIM, JOÃO BATISTA DE MIRANDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
Series:Coluna/Columna
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