Journal article
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound: Fracture healing
Abstract
Annually, millions of people across the world are inflicted with bone fracture injuries. Untimely healing is a significant burden in terms of socioeconomic costs, personal costs, and patients' quality of life. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) has gained much attention as a potential adjunctive therapy for accelerating fresh fracture healing, but its efficacy remains controversial. This paper is presented in two parts a literature review …
Authors
Mundi R; Petis S; Kaloty R; Shetty V; Bhandari M
Journal
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 132–140
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2009
DOI
10.4103/0019-5413.50847
ISSN
0019-5413