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Does Capacitively Coupled Electric Fields Stimulation Improve Clinical Outcomes After Instrumented Spinal Fusion? A Multicentered Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

LEO MASSARI, GIOVANNI BARBANTI BRODANO, STEFANIA SETTI, GAETANO CARUSO, ENRICO GALLAZZI, SIMONA SALATI and MARCO BRAYDA-BRUNO
International Journal of Spine Surgery December 2020, 14 (6) 936-943; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/7142
LEO MASSARI
1Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara, Arcispedale Sant'Anna, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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GIOVANNI BARBANTI BRODANO
2Department of Oncological and Degenerative Spine Surgery, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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STEFANIA SETTI
3IGEA SpA, Clinical Biophysics, Carpi, Italy
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GAETANO CARUSO
1Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara, Arcispedale Sant'Anna, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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ENRICO GALLAZZI
4Spine Surgery III and Scoliosis Department, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy
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SIMONA SALATI
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MARCO BRAYDA-BRUNO
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vol. 14 no. 6 936-943
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https://doi.org/10.14444/7142
PubMed 
33560253

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
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  • Published online January 22, 2021.

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  1. LEO MASSARI, MD1,
  2. GIOVANNI BARBANTI BRODANO, MD2,
  3. STEFANIA SETTI, MSC3,
  4. GAETANO CARUSO, MD1,
  5. ENRICO GALLAZZI, MD4,
  6. SIMONA SALATI, PHD3 and
  7. MARCO BRAYDA-BRUNO, MD4
  1. 1Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara, Arcispedale Sant'Anna, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
  2. 2Department of Oncological and Degenerative Spine Surgery, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
  3. 3IGEA SpA, Clinical Biophysics, Carpi, Italy
  4. 4Spine Surgery III and Scoliosis Department, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Leo Massari, MD, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44124, Ferrara, Italy. Phone: (+39) 0532-236573; Fax: (+39) 0532-209250; Email: msl{at}unife.it.
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Does Capacitively Coupled Electric Fields Stimulation Improve Clinical Outcomes After Instrumented Spinal Fusion? A Multicentered Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
LEO MASSARI, GIOVANNI BARBANTI BRODANO, STEFANIA SETTI, GAETANO CARUSO, ENRICO GALLAZZI, SIMONA SALATI, MARCO BRAYDA-BRUNO
International Journal of Spine Surgery Dec 2020, 14 (6) 936-943; DOI: 10.14444/7142

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LEO MASSARI, GIOVANNI BARBANTI BRODANO, STEFANIA SETTI, GAETANO CARUSO, ENRICO GALLAZZI, SIMONA SALATI, MARCO BRAYDA-BRUNO
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