The effect of low intensity ultrasound and bioabsorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide screw fixation on bone in lateral malleolar fractures

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 317-321

  Handolin, Lauri ^a   Kiljunen, Veikko ^a   Arnala, Ilkka ^b   Pajarinen, Jarkko ^a   Partio, Esa K ^c   Rokkanen, Pentti ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KANTA HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Dextra Medical Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; Bone healing; Bone mineral density; Fracture fixation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; POLYLACTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE DENSITY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYESTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 21244480497     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-005-0801-y     Document Type: Article

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