Effectiveness of Russian current in bone regeneration process in rats

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  • Renata Aparecida de Oliveira Lima Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
  • Ana Paula Coelho Figueira Freire Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • Alcides Guimarães Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
  • Caroline Pereira Santos Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
  • Francis Lopes Pacagnelli Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-5918.030.002.AO13

Abstract

Introduction: Russian current is an electric current of average frequency that is able to restore the properties of skeletal muscle at a low treatment cost. It is essential to know the effects of Russian current in bone tissue, since electromagnetic energy could be an efficient and low cost method to treat bone disorders. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Russian current in the consolidation of tibia fracture in adult rats. Methods: 24 adult male Albinus Wistar rats wereused. The animals were divided randomly into two groups: control group (CG), composed of 12 animals, and Intervention Group (IG) consisting of 12 animals, both groups were submitted to osteotomy (proximal medial surface of the tibia). The IG underwent an electrical stimulation protocol with Russian current, while the CG did not undergo any kind of intervention. Euthanasia was performed in three animals of each group on the following days: 5, 10, 20, and 30 days of treatment. Results: The results suggested higher primary ossification, intense osteogenic activity, and increased thickness of the periosteum, characterizing more advanced ossification and a greater presence of trabecular bone marrow in rats in the group subjected to the treatment. In this way, we can assign one more beneficial effect to interventions with Russian current, for the treatment of postfracture rehabilitation. Conclusion: In both groups the bone tissue repair process occurred, but in the electrically stimulated group the osteogenesis process was more advanced.

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2017-09-05

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