Stimulation of Fracture Healing with Ultrasound

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VIII

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2. Introduction

   • Hans-Georg Knoch, Winfried Klug

   Pages 1-2

3. Methods of Clinical Application

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   Pages 3-8

4. Clinical Results

   • Hans-Georg Knoch, Winfried Klug

   Pages 9-33

5. How did we Come to use Ultrasound?

   • Hans-Georg Knoch, Winfried Klug

   Pages 34-39

6. What Is Ultrasound?

   • Hans-Georg Knoch, Winfried Klug

   Pages 40-51

7. Animal Experiments

   • Hans-Georg Knoch, Winfried Klug

   Pages 52-53

8. Effect of Ultrasound on Fracture Callus

   • Hans-Georg Knoch, Winfried Klug

   Pages 54-80

9. Back Matter

   Pages 81-96

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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.

• Frakturheilung
• Knochenheilung
• Ultraschall
• electron microscopy
• ultrasound
• Ultrasonography
• Trauma Surgery

• Zentrale Hochschulpoliklink Medizinische Akademie „Carl-Gustav-Carus“, Dresden, Germany

  Hans-Georg Knoch, Winfried Klug

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