Ultrasound in medicine & biology
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Ultrasound Med Biol · Mar 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialComplex tibial fracture outcomes following treatment with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound.
A clinical study was conducted to investigate the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (US) stimulation (LIPUS) on the healing of complex tibial fractures. Thirty complex tibial fractures were randomly assigned to the treatment with LIPUS (n = 16) or by a dummy machine (sham-exposed: n = 14). The fractures were immobilized by either internal or external fixations according to the clinical indications. ⋯ There were two cases of infection in the control group. The delayed-union cases were subsequently treated by LIPUS and the infection cases were treated with standard protocol. Fracture healing in these patients was again treated by LIPUS.