Journals / Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica / 2003 / Cilt: 37 - Sayı: 5

The efficacy of pulsed electromagnetic fields used alone in the treatment femoral head osteonecrosis: A report of two cases

Femur başı osteonekrozu sağaltımında darbeli elektromanyetik alanın iki olguda tek başına kullanımı

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410–413
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It is concluded that application of PEMF stimulation alone may be an alternative treatment modality in patients in whom surgical treatment cannot be performed for femoral head osteonecrosis, in particular Ficat-Arlet grade 1 and 2 disease.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Long-term radiologic and clinical results of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) are presented with illustration of two patients having Ficat-Arlet grade 2 osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
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Key Findings & Data:One patient (female, age 33 years) had bilateral involvement due to systemic steroid use, the other (male, age 39 years) had right-sided involvement of unknown etiology.
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Conclusion & Impact:It is concluded that application of PEMF stimulation alone may be an alternative treatment modality in patients in whom surgical treatment cannot be performed for femoral head osteonecrosis, in particular Ficat-Arlet grade 1 and 2 disease.
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⚙️Variables:Femur başı nekrozu · Erişkin · Tanı

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Long-term radiologic and clinical results of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) are presented with illustration of two patients having Ficat-Arlet grade 2 osteonecrosis of the femoral head. One patient (female, age 33 years) had bilateral involvement due to systemic steroid use, the other (male, age 39 years) had right-sided involvement of unknown etiology. Surgical treatment was ruled out because of aplastic anemia associated with significant thrombocyte deficiency in the first patient, while the other refused surgery. Pulsed electromagnetic fields were applied as the sole treatment modality in three hips for six months with a duration of 10 hours daily (at nights). At the end of 12-year- and five-year follow-ups, respectively, clinical improvement was observed in all hips, with no radiologic deterioration. It is concluded that application of PEMF stimulation alone may be an alternative treatment modality in patients in whom surgical treatment cannot be performed for femoral head osteonecrosis, in particular Ficat-Arlet grade 1 and 2 disease.

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İki hastanın üç kalçasında görülen femur başı osteonekrozu sağaltımında tek başına kullanılan darbeli elektromanyetik alan (DEMA) uygulamasının uzun dönem radyolojik ve klinik sonuçları sunuldu. Birinci olguda (33 yaşında kadın) sistemik steroid kullanımına bağlı iki taraflı, ikinci olguda (39 yaşında erkek) nedeni bulunamayan Ficat- Arlet evre 2 femur başı osteonekrozu saptandı. İlk hasta aplastik anemiye bağlı ciddi trombosit eksikliği nedeniyle, ikinci hasta cerrahi sağaltımı kabul etmediğinden ameliyat edilemedi. Her üç kalçaya da altı ay süreyle günde 10 saat (gece) DEMA uygulaması yapıldı. Birinci olgunun 12 yıllık, ikinci olgunun ise beş yıllık izlemi sonucunda üç kalçada da klinik olarak düzelme saptanırken, radyolojik olarak osteonekrozda ilerleme görülmedi. Değişik nedenlerle cerrahi olarak sağaltımı yapılamayan, özellikle Ficat-Arlet evre 1 ve 2 femur başı osteonekrozlu olgularda DEMA uygulamasının bir sağaltım seçeneği olabileceği düşünüldü.

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SEBER, S., ÖMEROĞLU, H., ÇETİNKANAT, H., KÖSE, N. (2003). The efficacy of pulsed electromagnetic fields used alone in the treatment femoral head osteonecrosis: A report of two cases. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, Cilt: 37 - Sayı: 5, 410–413. https://ajindex.com/articles/354287

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