Investigation of Short-wave Diathermy Genotoxic Effect in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Sener O., HİZMETLİ S., KARADAĞ A., Hayta E.

TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS, cilt.25, sa.2, ss.53-57, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tod.galenos.2019.48343
  • Dergi Adı: TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.53-57
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Short-wave diathermy, micronucleus assay, gonarthrosis, IN-VITRO, MICRONUCLEUS TECHNIQUE, PHONE RADIATION, EXPOSURE, LYMPHOCYTES, FREQUENCIES, THERAPY
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Short-wave diathermy (SWD) is a physical therapy agent that is commonly used as a deep heater in physical medicine practices. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a chromosomal damage arising from therapeutic SWD by using micronucleus (MN) method.