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Abstract
Twenty-eight tibial fractures were treated with external fixation by means of a Hoffmann apparatus. Through two electrode-screws in the Hoffmann apparatus a slowly pulsating, asymmetrical direct current was applied to the fracture site in each patient. The stimulated patients experienced a 30 per cent acceleration in healing as determined by mechanically stressing the Hoffmann apparatus used for immobilization of the fracture.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 304401
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Orthop Relat Res ISSN: 0009-921X Impact factor: 4.176