Low‐Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Stimulation for Bone Fractures Healing: A Review

Low‐intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) is a developing technology, which has been proven to improve fracture healing process with minimal thermal effects. This noninvasive treatment accelerates bone formation through various molecular, biological, and biomechanical interactions with tissues and cel...

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Autores principales: Palanisamy, Poornima, Alam, Monzurul, Li, Shuai, Chow, Simon K. H., Zheng, Yong‐Ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2021
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9290611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33949710
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jum.15738
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Sumario:Low‐intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) is a developing technology, which has been proven to improve fracture healing process with minimal thermal effects. This noninvasive treatment accelerates bone formation through various molecular, biological, and biomechanical interactions with tissues and cells. Although LIPUS treatment has shown beneficial effects on different bone fracture locations, only very few studies have examined its effects on deeper bones. This study provides an overview on therapeutic ultrasound for fractured bones, possible mechanisms of action, clinical evidences, current limitations, and its future prospects.

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