Journal article
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound: Nonunions
Abstract
Nonunions occur in 5-10% of fractures and are characterized by the failure to heal without further intervention. Low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy has been developed as an alternative to surgery in the treatment of nonunions. We describe a systematic review on trials of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy for healing of nonunions. We searched the electronic databases Medline and the Cochrane library for articles on ultrasound and …
Authors
Dijkman BG; Sprague S; Bhandari M
Journal
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 141–148
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2009
DOI
10.4103/0019-5413.50848
ISSN
0019-5413