Is pulsed shortwave diathermy better than ice therapy for the reduction of oedema following calcaneal fractures? Preliminary trial

Physiotherapy

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 734-742

  Buzzard, Brenda M ^a,b   Pratt, R K ^a   Briggs, P J ^a   Siddique, M S ^a   Tasker, A ^a   Robinson, S ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcaneal fracture; Cryotherapy; Oedema; Pulsed shortwave diathermy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; DIATHERMY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBTALAR JOINT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 4444338432     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)60499-3     Document Type: Article

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