Ryaby J T
Department of Research and Development, OrthoLogic, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1998 Oct(355 Suppl):S205-15. doi: 10.1097/00003086-199810001-00021.
The clinical use of electric and electromagnetic fields for fracture healing applications began in the early 1970s. Since then, several technologies have been developed and shown to promote healing in difficult to heal fractures. The development of these devices has been aided in recent years by basic research and several well controlled clinical trials. This review provides a brief description of the different techniques and their respective clinical utility. Finally, future directions in basic and clinical research are outlined to exploit fully the usefulness of these noninvasive bone growth stimulation technologies.
电磁场在骨折愈合应用中的临床使用始于20世纪70年代初。从那时起，已经开发出几种技术，并证明其能促进难愈合骨折的愈合。近年来，基础研究和多项严格控制的临床试验推动了这些设备的发展。本综述简要介绍了不同技术及其各自的临床应用。最后，概述了基础研究和临床研究的未来方向，以充分利用这些非侵入性骨生长刺激技术的效用。
