Bone union of painful bipartite patella after treatment with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound: Report of two cases
| Autor: | Kenzo Kawasaki, Nobuo Adachi, Junji Iwasa, Yuji Uchio, Nobuyuki Kumahashi, Mitsuo Ochi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Bone union business.industry Ultrasonic Therapy Ultrasound Pulsed Ultrasound Pain Patella Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound Sports Medicine Surgery Radiography Ultrasound treatment Osteogenesis Humans Pain Management Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine business Bipartite patella After treatment |
| Zdroj: | The Knee. 15:50-53 |
| ISSN: | 0968-0160 |
| Popis: | We report two cases of painful bipartite patella in which bone union was achieved after treatment with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. Both patients were 13-year-old males. Each received ultrasound (SAFHS®, EXOGEN) for 20 min a day. The interval between the onset of pain and ultrasound treatment was between 2 and 4 months. The patellar pain disappeared within two months after treatment in both cases. Bone union was seen radiographically at 4 months. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound is a non-invasive treatment that appeared to be helpful in the management of two patients with painful bipartite patella. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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