Ultrasound produced by a conventional therapeutic ultrasound unit accelerates fracture repair

Physical Therapy

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1118-1127

  Warden, Stuart J ^a   Fuchs, Robyn K ^a   Kessler, Chris K ^a   Avin, Keith G ^a   Cardinal, Ryan E ^a   Stewart, Rena L ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WISHARD HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Bone; Fractures; Models; Musculoskeletal diseases; Orthopedic equipment; Orthopedic procedures; Physical therapy techniques; Skeleton; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; FEMUR FRACTURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RAT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 33746626452     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/86.8.1118     Document Type: Article

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