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 Author: Knoch, Hans Georg
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Klug, W. (Winfried)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1991.
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 96 pages 48 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642764271 (electronic bk.)
3642764274 (electronic bk.)