Hans-Georg Knoch, Winfried Klug

Stimulation of Fracture Healing with Ultrasound

Übersetzung: Telger, T. C.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-540-53674-1
• 1991.
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 210g
• ISBN-13: 9783540536741
• ISBN-10: 3540536744
• Artikelnr.: 26641605

Autorenporträt

How to make broken bones heal faster! The authors have worked 25 years with the ultrasound treatment of fractures and show how to reduce the healing time by 30-50%. The method is fully described and physicians can easily learn how to apply it.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction.
2 Methods of Clinical Application.
2.1 Indications and Contraindications.
2.2 Technique.
3 Clinical Results.
3.1 Radial Fractures.
3.2 Scaphoid Fractures.
3.3 Metacarpal Fractures.
3.4 Phalangeal Fractures.
3.5 Forearm Fractures.
3.6 Humeral Fractures.
3.7 Clavicular Fractures.
3.8 Malleolar Fractures.
3.9 Tibial Fractures.
3.10 Femoral Fractures.
3.11 Patellar Fractures.
3.12 Calcaneal Fractures.
3.13 Metatarsal Fractures.
4 How did we Come to use Ultrasound?.
5 What is Ultrasound?.
5.1 Physical Parameters.
5.2 Characteristics of Ultrasound Therapy.
5.3 Types of Ultrasound.
5.4 Mechanisms of Action.
5.5 The Piezoelectric Effect in Bone.
5.6 Ultrasound Conductivity.
6 Animal Experiments.
6.1 The Rabbit as an Animal Model.
6.2 Experimental Method.
6.3 Statistical Evaluation.
7 Effect of Ultrasound on Fracture Callus.
7.1 Radiographic Studies.
7.2 Strength Tests.
7.3 Histologic Studies, Scanning Electron Microscopy.
7.4 Bone Scintigraphy.
7.5 Angiographic Studies.
7.6 Biochemical Studies.
7.7 Total Mineral Analysis.
7.8 Sequential Polychrome Labeling.
7.9 Temperature Measurements.
7.10 Summary of Findings.
Appendix on Instrumentation.
High
Frequency Instruments.
Low
Frequency Instruments.
Safety Aspects.
References.