Journal article
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasonography versus electrical stimulation for fracture healing: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To best inform evidence-based patient care, it is often desirable to compare competing therapies. We performed a network meta-analysis to indirectly compare low intensity pulsed ultrasonography (LIPUS) with electrical stimulation (ESTIM) for fracture healing.
METHODS: We searched the reference lists of recent reviews evaluating LIPUS and ESTIM that included studies published up to 2011 from 4 electronic databases. We updated the …
Authors
Ebrahim S; Mollon B; Bance S; Busse JW; Bhandari M
Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. e105–e118
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
June 1, 2014
DOI
10.1503/cjs.010113
ISSN
0008-428X