Summary
The effect of stimulation with continuous small amounts (20 μA) of electric current on the distal epiphyseal plate of rabbit femurs was examined. In contrast to control animals 6 weeks after the operation 18 of the 20 experimental animals showed an increased lengthening or broadening of the femur on the operated side. In 14 cases the increased growth resulted in varus or valgus deformities.
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Es wurde der Einfluß der Elektrostimulation (20 μA) auf die distale Wachstumsfuge von Kaninchenfemura untersucht. Bei der Kontrollserie zeigte sich im Beobachtungszeitraum von 6 Wochen kein unterschiedliches Wachstum. Dagegen wurde bei 18 von 20 Tieren mit Elektrostimulation eine Wachstumsbeschleunigung in Länge oder Breite an der stimulierten Seite festgestellt. In 14 Fällen kam es zum Fehlwachstum im Valgus- oder Varussinne.
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Forgon, M., Vámhidy, V. & Kellényi, L. Bone growth accelerated by stimulation of the epiphyseal plate with electric current. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 104, 121–124 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00454252
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00454252