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Abdelmagid, Samir M.

A5110117461 | I95240055

Mayo Clinic

Northeast Ohio Medical University

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Percutaneous Kirschner Wire Repair of Failed Digital Arthrodesis Using Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association | March 16, 2018 | Volume: 108 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 77-80

10.7547/16-007 | PMID 29547026

A case of a repaired failed toe arthrodesis is presented. A novel and previously unreported approach using a percutaneously placed Kirschner wire coupled with a pulsed electromagnetic field achieved healing of a painful pseudoarthrosis at 54 days. With a percutaneous technique, open debridement of the failed arthrodesis site can be avoided.