Low frequency-pulsed electromagnetic fields promote bone healing: a Meta-analysis / 中国组织工程研究
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
;
(53): 5234-5239, 2017.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-668300
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Low frequency-pulsed electromagnetic fields (LF-PEMFs) have been confirmed to not only treat delayed bone union or nonunion, but also be effective for fresh bone fractures, ostectomy and fatigue fractures.OBJECTIVE:
To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of LF-PEMFs for bone healing.METHODS:
CNKI and PubMed databases were retrieved for the randomized controlled trials concerning LF-PEMFs promoting bone healing published from January 1985 to May 2016. Meta-analysis was conducted on RevMan 5.1 software after data management and quality assessment.RESULTS ANDCONCLUSION:
Thirteen eligible literatures were enrolled, involving 1244 patients. Meta-analysis showed that the overall effectiveness and bone mineral density in the LF-PEMFs group were significantly higher than those in the control group. The healing time in the LF-PEMFs group was significantly shorter than that in the control group. These results suggest that LF-PEMFs show high efficacy and safety for bone healing, and also can markedly shorten the healing time. However, more high-quality multi-center, large-scale randomized controlled trials are still needed to testify all above conclusions.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Systematic reviews
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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