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Treatment of congenital pseudarthritis with endomedullary nail and low frequency pulsing electromegnetic fields: a controlled study
Poli G, Dal Monte A, Cosco F
Journal of Bioelectricity 1985;4(1):195-209
clinical trial
1/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: No; Point estimates and variability: No. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

We report our experience in the treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis with pulsing electromagnetic fields in a controlled study. Both the stimulated and control groups received the same surgical procedure: excision of the pseudarthrosis site, reduction and fixation by intramedullary nail. Stimulation with electromagnetic fields was behun within 3 days after surgery. The orthopaedic treatment was the same for all patients. The stimulation lasted up to 12 months. All patients were followed as least 24 months after surgery. The data showed that the surgical approach in association with pulsing electromagnetic-field stimulation gave significantly better results than surgery alone.

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