Stimulation of Fracture Healing with Ultrasound:

Every bone fracture must be held rigid and, because of the long healing process, infringes on the individual's life-style. Treatment with ultrasound, however, may reduce the healing time 30-50% since the piezoelectric effect of ultrasound acts as a callus stimulator. This book documents more th...

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Main Authors: Knoch, Hans-Georg (Author), Klug, Winfried (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1991
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Online Access:UBR01
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Summary:Every bone fracture must be held rigid and, because of the long healing process, infringes on the individual's life-style. Treatment with ultrasound, however, may reduce the healing time 30-50% since the piezoelectric effect of ultrasound acts as a callus stimulator. This book documents more than twenty years of clinical experience with ultrasound treatment of fractures. The authors give statistical evidence and show numerous X-rays to document their success. They also include a summary of experimental studies. The method is described in detail so that the practicing physician can easily learn how to apply it
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 96 p. 34 illus)
ISBN:9783642764271
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-76427-1

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