Does capacitively coupled electric fields stimulation improve clinical outcomes after instrumented spinal fusion? A multicentered randomized, prospective, double …
Background: Lumbar spinal fusion (LSF) is used to treat lumbar degenerative disorders.
Methods to improve the functional recovery of patients undergoing LSF is one of the main …
Methods to improve the functional recovery of patients undergoing LSF is one of the main …
Electrical stimulation of spinal fusion: a scientific and clinical update
N Kahanovitz - The spine journal, 2002 - Elsevier
Background context: For over two decades, a number of electrical stimulation devices have
achieved increasing acceptance as adjuncts to lumbar spinal fusion. Direct current electrical …
achieved increasing acceptance as adjuncts to lumbar spinal fusion. Direct current electrical …
A double-blind study of capacitively coupled electrical stimulation as an adjunct to lumbar spinal fusions
CB Goodwin, CT Brighton, RD Guyer, JR Johnson… - Spine, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A randomized double-blind prospective comparison with a placebo control.
This report of the results is the first in an ongoing study. Objectives. To evaluate the effect of …
This report of the results is the first in an ongoing study. Objectives. To evaluate the effect of …
Efficacy of electrical stimulation for spinal fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
S Akhter, AR Qureshi, I Aleem, HA El-Khechen… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Spinal fusion is one of the most common procedures performed in spine surgery. As rates of
spinal fusion continue to increase, rates of complications such as nonunions continue to …
spinal fusion continue to increase, rates of complications such as nonunions continue to …
Electrical stimulation to enhance spinal fusion: a systematic review
Study Design Systematic review. Clinical Questions Compared with no stimulation, does
electrical stimulation promote bone fusion after lumbar spinal fusion procedures? Does the …
electrical stimulation promote bone fusion after lumbar spinal fusion procedures? Does the …
The effect of electrical stimulation therapies on spinal fusion: a cross-disciplinary systematic review and meta-analysis of the preclinical and clinical data
OBJECTIVE Nonunion is a common complication of spinal fusion surgeries. Electrical
stimulation technologies (ESTs)—namely, direct current stimulation (DCS), capacitive …
stimulation technologies (ESTs)—namely, direct current stimulation (DCS), capacitive …
Efficacy of electrical stimulation for spinal fusion: a meta-analysis of fusion rate
Background context Many clinical studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of electrical
stimulation as an adjunct to spinal arthrodesis. However, there is a paucity of comparative …
stimulation as an adjunct to spinal arthrodesis. However, there is a paucity of comparative …
[PDF][PDF] Direct current and capacitive coupling electrical stimulation upregulates osteopromotive factors for spinal fusions
JC Gan, DC Fredericks… - Orthop J Harvard Med …, 2004 - orthojournalhms.org
Poor fusion rates in spine surgery continue to pose a challenge to spine surgeons.
Nonunions are more common in patients with previously failed fusions, multiple-level …
Nonunions are more common in patients with previously failed fusions, multiple-level …
The effect of electrical stimulation on lumbar spinal fusion in older patients: a randomized, controlled, multi-center trial: part 1: functional outcome
T Andersen, FB Christensen, C Ernst, S Fruensgaard… - 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Randomized, controlled, multi-center trial. Objective. To investigate the effect
of direct current (DC) electrical stimulation on functional and clinical outcome after lumbar …
of direct current (DC) electrical stimulation on functional and clinical outcome after lumbar …
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Stimulation in Lumbar Spine Fusion for Patients With Risk Factors for Pseudarthrosis
MA Weinstein, A Beaumont, P Campbell… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ijssurgery.com
Background Lumbar spinal fusion surgeries are increasing steadily due to an aging and
ever-growing population. Patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery may present …
ever-growing population. Patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery may present …