1
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Electrostimulation and Bone Grafting of Nonunions with Bone Defects

&
Pages 189-196 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

References

  • Yasuda I. Fundamental aspects of fracture treatment. J. Kyoto Med. Soc. 1953; 4: 395–406, (Reprinted in part in Clin. Orthop. 124, 5–8, 1977)
  • Bassett C. A. L., Becker R. O. Generation of electric potentials by bone in response to mechanical stress. Science 1962; 137: 1063–1064
  • Jorgensen T. E. The effect of electric current on the healing time of crural fractures. Acta Orthop. Scand. 1972; 43: 421–437
  • Jorgensen T. E. Electrical stimulation of human fracture healing by means of slow pulsating, asymmetric direct current. Clin. Orthop. 1977; 124: 124–127
  • Jorgensen T. E. Asymmetrical slow‐pulsating direct current. Clin. Orthop. 1981; 161: 67–70
  • Buch F., Albrektsson T., Herbst E. Direct current influence on bone formation in titanium implants. Biomaterials 1984; 5: 341–346
  • Jacobs B. R., Luithi U., Dueland R. T., Perren S. M. Electrical stimulation of experimental nonunions. Clin. Orthop. 1981; 161: 146–153
  • Boyd H. B., Lipinsky S. W., Wiley J. H. Observations on nonunion of the shafts of long bones with a statistical analysis of 842 patients. J. Bone Joint Surg. 1961; 43‐A: 159–168
  • Müller M. E., Thomas R. J. Treatment of nonunion in fractures of long bones. Clin. Orthop. 1979; 138: 141–153
  • Rosen H. Compression treatment of long bone pseudarthroses. Clin. Orthop. 1979; 138: 154–166
  • Brighton C. T., Black J., Friedenberg Z. B., Esterhai J. L., Connolly J. F. A multicenter study of the treatment of nonunion with constant direct current. J. Bone Joint Surg. 1981; 63‐A: 2–13
  • Sharrard W. J. W., Suthcliffe M. L., Robson M. J., MacEachern A. G. The treatment of fibrous non‐union of fractures by pulsing electromagnetic stimulation. J. Bone Joint Surg. 1982; 64‐B: 189–193
  • Bassett C. A. L., Mitchell S. N., Schink M. M. Treatment of therapeutically resis tent non‐unions with bone grafting and pulsing electromagnetic fields. J. Bone Joint Surg. 1982; 64‐A: 1214–1220
  • Lechner F., Ascherl R., Uranus W. Treatment of pseudarthroses with electrodynamic potentials of low frequency range. Clin. Orthop. 1981; 161: 71–81
  • Zichner L. Repair of nonunions by electrically pulsed current stimulation. Clin. Orthop. 1981; 161: 115–121
  • Nannmerk U., Buch F., Albrektsson T. Vascular reactions during electrical stimulation. A vital microscopic study in the hamster cheek pouch and the rabbit tibia. Acta Orthop. Scand. 1985; 56: 52–56

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.