Harris W H, Moyen B, Lahey P, Weinberg E
Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 1979 Sep;65(6):311-6.
The authors have studied the effects of a 20 microampere current applied to bone in rabbits and dogs. The results have been analysed according to the age of animal, whether mature or immature, and the nature of the electrode (whether steel or platinum). They found no different in the osteogenesis produced in the medullary canal which was constant. The authors further studied the effects of currents on osteotomies of the radius in dogs which generally led to non-union in the absence of electrical currents. They failed to demonstrate any stimulation of bone repair by the current. They conclude that bone formation in the medullary canal of intact bones and the repair of fractures are two different processes.
作者研究了施加于兔和犬骨骼的20微安电流的效应。已根据动物的年龄（成熟或未成熟）以及电极的性质（钢质或铂质）对结果进行了分析。他们发现在恒定的髓管中产生的骨生成没有差异。作者进一步研究了电流对犬桡骨截骨术的影响，在无电流的情况下，桡骨截骨术通常会导致骨不连。他们未能证明电流对骨修复有任何刺激作用。他们得出结论，完整骨骼髓管中的骨形成和骨折修复是两个不同的过程。
