EFECTO DEL CAMPO ELECTROMAGNÉTICO PULSADO EN LA CONSOLIDACIÓN DE ARTRODESIS POSTEROLATERALES EN LA COLUMNA LUMBOSACRAL: ESTUDIO PROSPECTIVO, DOBLE CIEGO, RANDOMIZADO

Autor: RISSO NETO, MARCELO ITALO, ZUIANI, GUILHERME REBECHI, CAVALI, PAULO TADEU MAIA, VEIGA, IVAN GUIDOLIN, PASQUALINI, WAGNER, AMATO FILHO, AUGUSTO CELSO SCARPARO, CLIQUET JÚNIOR, ALBERTO, LANDIM, ELCIO, MIRANDA, JOÃO BATISTA DE
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Coluna/Columna, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 206-212, Published: SEP 2017
Popis: Objective: To assess the effect of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) on the consolidation of instrumented lumbar posterolateral arthrodeses in patients who have been surgically treated for degenerative spine disease. Methods: Forty cases were recruited from 163 consecutive patients undergoing lumbar arthrodesis at the same center. The patients were randomized into two groups of 20 patients: Active Group, who were exposed to PEMF for 4 hours a day for 90 days after surgery, and Inactive Group, who received an identical device, with the same instructions for use but without the ability to generate PEMF. The patients underwent computed tomography scans at 45, 90, 180 and 360 days after surgery to check for the occurrence of arthrodesis at each operated spinal level. Results: In the course of the study, two patients were excluded from each group. There were no significant differences between the groups with respect to age, gender, smoking habit, or the number of vertebral levels included in the arthrodesis. The percentage of consolidation of the vertebral levels increased at 90, 180 and 360 days compared to 45 days (p
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