Ahmet Aslan1, Vecihi Kırdemır2, Ahmet Kocak3, Tolga Atay2, Metin Lütfi Baydar4, Remzi Arif Özerdemoglu5, Nevres Hürriyet Aydogan6. 1. Afyonkarahisar State Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Electronic address: draaslan@hotmail.com. 2. Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Isparta, Turkey. 3. Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Kütahya, Turkey. 4. TBMM, Ankara, Turkey. 5. Fatih Universty, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, İstanbul, Turkey. 6. Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In this study, we aimed to investigate whether 1800 MHz frequency electromagnetic radiation (EMR) has an effect on bone healing. METHODS: A total of 30 Wistar albino rats were divided into two equal groups. Fractures were created in the right tibias of all rats; next, intramedullary fixations with K-wire were performed. A control group (Group I) was kept under the same experimental conditions except without EMR exposure. Rats in Group II were exposed to an 1800 MHz frequency EMR for 30 min a day for 5 days a week. Next, radiological, mechanical, and histological examinations were performed to evaluate tibial fracture healing. RESULTS: Radiological, histological and mechanical scores were not significantly different between groups (respectively, p = 0.114, p = 0.184 and p = 0.083), and all of these scores were lower than those of the controls. CONCLUSIONS: EMR at 1800 MHz frequency emitted from cellular phones has no effect on bone fracture healing.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In this study, we aimed to investigate whether 1800 MHz frequency electromagnetic radiation (EMR) has an effect on bone healing. METHODS: A total of 30 Wistar albino rats were divided into two equal groups. Fractures were created in the right tibias of all rats; next, intramedullary fixations with K-wire were performed. A control group (Group I) was kept under the same experimental conditions except without EMR exposure. Rats in Group II were exposed to an 1800 MHz frequency EMR for 30 min a day for 5 days a week. Next, radiological, mechanical, and histological examinations were performed to evaluate tibial fracture healing. RESULTS: Radiological, histological and mechanical scores were not significantly different between groups (respectively, p = 0.114, p = 0.184 and p = 0.083), and all of these scores were lower than those of the controls. CONCLUSIONS: EMR at 1800 MHz frequency emitted from cellular phones has no effect on bone fracture healing.
Authors: Yusuf Atalay; Nedim Gunes; Mehmet Dervis Guner; Veysi Akpolat; Mustafa Salih Celik; Rezzan Guner Journal: Drug Des Devel Ther Date: 2015-09-09 Impact factor: 4.162