Partial federal government shutdown
HCA does not anticipate any immediate impacts to our services or disruption to provider payments at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates if anything changes.
HCA does not anticipate any immediate impacts to our services or disruption to provider payments at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates if anything changes.
Bone growth stimulation is the technique of promoting bone growth in difficult to heal fractures or in areas trying to be fused by applying a low electrical current or ultrasound to the fracture.
Status: Decision completed
Concerns about the safety and effectiveness regarding whether bone growth stimulation provides equivalent or superior health outcomes compared to treatment without stimulators. The theoretical advantage of these devices is that they apply a direct electric current to the fracture 24 hours a day. A disadvantage of implantable and semi-implantable stimulators is that their implantation is a surgical procedure with attendant risks.
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Assessment (2009) |