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Orthopedic Trauma Directions 2005; 3(6): 1-7
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-919132
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-919132
Clinical topic
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Corrected report - reprinted from OTD 5/05
Fracture healing
The effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS)
Further Information
Publication History
Publication Date:
02 January 2006 (online)
Summary
Studies show that low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy results in a statistically significant shorter mean time to fracture healing compared with controls. Further randomized controlled trials are needed to determine the optimal role of this therapy, alone and in combination with other interventions, across fracture types, sites, and severities.
