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Outcomes after posterolateral lumbar fusion with instrumentation in patients treated with adjunctive pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation

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Fusion success and clinical outcome were determined in 48 high-risk patients who underwent posterolateral lumbar fusions with internal fixation and were treated with adjunctive pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation postoperatively. An independent radiographic assessment demonstrated a success rate of 97.9%. Following treatment, 59% of the working patients returned to their employment. Overall clinical assessment was excellent in 4.2% of patients, good in 79.2%, and fair in 1 6.7%; no patient had a poor clinical assessment.

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    Bikash Bose M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.

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    Bikash Bose M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.

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Bose, B. Outcomes after posterolateral lumbar fusion with instrumentation in patients treated with adjunctive pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation. Adv Therapy 18, 12–20 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02850247

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