Comparative study of the effect of ultrasound and electrostimulation on bone healing in rats

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 427-432

  Zorlu, Ümran ^a   Tercan, Mustafa ^b   Özyazgan, Irfan ^c   Taşkan, Işik ^d   Kardaş, Yildiz ^c   Balkar, Faruk ^c   Öztürk, Figen ^c  

^a Memorial Antalya Hospital   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Cerrahi ABD ^*

Author keywords

Bone Healing; Delayed Union; Electrical Stimulation; Nonunion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BONE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

FRACTURE HEALING;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; BONY CALLUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FRACTURE HEALING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0032170293     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199809000-00013     Document Type: Article

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