Electromagnetic Treatment For Bone Loss After Forearm Fracture

Inclusion Criteria * Treatment and immobilization for carpal instability or repair or a lower forearm fracture (Colles' or Smith's) within 6 weeks * Intact, normal prior skeletal anatomy and function in both arms Exclusion Criteria * Previous forearm fracture (either arm), orthopedic procedure, or forearm deformity which might affect forearm bone density * History of renal disease, liver disease, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, Cushing's disease, uncontrolled seizures, rheumatoid arthritis, Paget's disease, multiple myeloma, or hypothyroidism * Implanted cardiac pacemakers or defibrillators * Pregnant * Drug therapies within the previous 3 months that could affect bone (e.g., bisphosphonates, estrogen, progesterone, CaF2, calcitonin, steroids, anti-seizure medications) * Difficulties complying with the protocol due to physical or mental inability, drug or alcohol abuse, psychosis or dementia, imprisonment, or unavailable for follow-up * History of osteoporosis, as defined by a DEXA T-score of more than 2 standard deviations below normal in the hip, spine, or unaffected forearm * Prior osteoporotic hip or vertebral fracture