Ion resonance electromagnetic field stimulation of fracture healing in rabbits with a fibular ostectomy
✍ Scribed by Dr. Mark C. Deibert; Bruce R. Mcleod; Stephen D. Smith; Abraham R. Liboff
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 765 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0736-0266
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Rabbits with a fibular ostectomy were exposed for 28 days to magenetic fields that satsfied the ion resonance conditions for calcium or magnesium. The rabbits were exposed to whole body treatment for 1/2 hour, 3 hours, or 24 hours per day. The fibulae from the experimental and control animalas were removed surgically and were subjected to force‐deflection testing to establish the stiffness of the healed fracture. The fibulae from the rabbits exposed to the ion resonance magnetic fields were found to be 55‐299% (p < 0.01) more robust than the fibulae from the control animals.