Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) in fresh clavicle fractures: A multi-centre double blind randomised controlled trial

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1444-1452

  Lubbert, Pieter H W ^a   van der Rijt, Rob H H ^b   Hoorntje, Lidewij E ^a   van der Werken, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fracture healing; Fresh fractures; LIPUS; Randomised; Ultrasound stimulation

Indexed keywords

NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; LOW INTENSITY PULSED ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLAVICLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56949085396     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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