Role of ultrasound therapy in the healing of tibial stress fractures

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-236

  Yadav, Y K ^a   Salgotra, K R ^b   Banerjee, A ^c  

^a BEG and Centre   (India)

^b 166 MH ^*  (India)

^c HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Stress fracture; Ultrasound therapy

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; STRESS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAINING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 50449087760     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(08)80101-3     Document Type: Article

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