Effect of ultrasound therapy on bone healing of lateral malleolar fractures of the ankle joint fixed with bioabsorbable screws

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 391-395

  Handolin, Lauri ^a   Kiljunen, Veikko ^a   Arnala, Ilkka ^b   Kiuru, Martti J ^a   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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; BIOSORPTION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOREIGN BODY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GEL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; MEDICAL ERROR; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RADIOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 24644461018     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-005-0901-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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