FRACTURE CLINICAL STUDIES
EFFICACY OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATORS FOR BONE HEALING: A META-ANALYSIS OF SHAM-CONTROLLED RANDOMIZED TRIALS ALEEM I, EVANIEW, N, YASZEMSKI M, EINHORN T, BHANDARI M SUMMARY: The purpose of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis of randomized sham- controlled trials to interrogate the efficacy of electrical stimulation for bone healing. The 15 publications incorporated in the analysis included studies with combined magnetic field (CMF ™ ), pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) and capacitive coupling (CC) electrical stimulation technologies. Effectiveness outcomes included pain reduction, clinical assessments and radiographic fusion. This study demonstrated a statistically significant (p = 0.02) reduction in patient reported pain, signifying the first time a meta-analysis on bone growth stimulators, with little to no heterogeneity, identified statistical significance in pain improvement. Results showed that electrical stimulation significantly reduced the rate of nonunion by 35% (p<.01) when compared to the control treatment group (sham device or no treatment). The effect on both nonunion risk and pain reduction was consistent across all indications.
“ EFFECT ON BOTH NONUNION RISK AND PAIN REDUCTION WAS CONSISTENT
ACROSS ALL INDICATIONS ”
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