HAND & WRIST
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound elicits faster bone healing after forearm osteotomy
J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Mar;38(3):498-503. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.11.032. Epub 2013 Feb 127 patients requiring forearm osteotomy (ulnar shortening or radial shortening osteotomy) were randomized to determine the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on bone healing following surgery. Patients were allocated to groups of either postoperative LIPUS therapy or no LIPUS therapy, and were followed-up for up to 24 weeks. Main outcome was radiographic determined bone healing, along with clinical outcome using the Modified Mayo Wrist Score. Results at final follow-up found that significantly faster cortical and endosteal healing occurred in the group who underwent LIPUS therapy, and that both groups experienced a similar improvement in clinical outcome.
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