Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound in the treatment of traumatic hand fracture in an elite athlete

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 921-925

  Giannini, Silvana ^a   Giombini, Arrigo ^b   Moneta, Maria Rita ^b   Massazza, Giuseppe ^b   Pigozzi, Fabio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hand Fracture; Soccer; Ultrasound Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; GLOVE; HAND FRACTURE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; SPORT; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; SOCCER; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 9344222779     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000143402.59255.E6     Document Type: Article

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