A novel single pulsed electromagnetic field stimulates osteogenesis of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and bone repair.

Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) has been successfully applied to accelerate fracture repair since 1979. Recent studies suggest that PEMF might be used as a nonoperative treatment for the early stages of osteonecrosis. However, PEMF treatment requires a minimum of ten hours per day for the durati...

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Main Authors: Yin-Chih Fu, Chih-Chun Lin, Je-Ken Chang, Chung-Hwan Chen, I-Chun Tai, Gwo-Jaw Wang, Mei-Ling Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24632682/pdf/?tool=EBI