Background: The incidence of 3-and 4-level lumbar arthrodesis is rising due to an aging
population, and fusion rates affect clinical success in this population. Pulsed …

The purpose of this prospective study was to compare the effect of adjunctive direct current
(DC) electrical stimulation and pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) on …

This paper presents a technique and discusses the results of treating failed posterior lumbar
interbody fusions (PLIFs) of the spine with pulsing electromagnetic fields (PEMFs). Thirteen …

Background Lumbar spinal fusion surgeries are increasing steadily due to an aging and
ever-growing population. Patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery may present …

Fusion success and clinical outcome were determined in 48 high-risk patients who
underwent posterolateral lumbar fusions with internal fixation and were treated with …

Lumbar fusion success rates are unpredictable. Turner, reporting on 82 published studies,
cites a fusion success rate that ranged from 16% to 93%, mean 66%. Spinal fusion can be …

Objective: To assess the effect of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) on the consolidation
of instrumented lumbar posterolateral arthrodeses in patients who have been surgically …

Pulsing electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) were used during the postoperative management of
31 patients submitted to lumbosacral posterolateral fusion (PLF). The fusions were …

Study Design A prospective study with long-term follow-up of 143 patients who underwent
spinal fusion with direct current stimulation and no instrumentation. Objectives To assess the …

Materials and Methods Twenty-five investigators representing multiple sites participated in
an open trial of the PEMF device (Spinal-Stim®‚Orthofix Inc, McKinney, Texas). Inclusion …