Low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) for bone healing: a clinical practice guideline

• Published in: BMJ (Online) Vol. 356; p. j576
• Main Authors: Poolman, Rudolf W, Agoritsas, Thomas, Siemieniuk, Reed A C, Harris, Ian A, Schipper, Inger B, Mollon, Brent, Smith, Maureen, Albin, Alexandra, Nador, Sally, Sasges, Will, Schandelmaier, Stefan, Lytvyn, Lyubov, Kuijpers, Ton, van Beers, Loes W A H, Verhofstad, Michael H J, Vandvik, Per Olav
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 21.02.2017
• Subjects: Bones; Clinical medicine; Electromagnetism; Fracture Healing - physiology; Fractures; Humans; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement - legislation & jurisprudence; Pain; Patients; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality; Quality Improvement; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Recovery of Function - physiology; Surgeons; Tibial Fractures - surgery; Tibial Fractures - therapy; Trauma; Trust; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic Therapy - economics; Ultrasonic Therapy - methods; Ultrasonic Waves; United States > US

Does low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) accelerate recovery in adults and children who have experienced bone fractures or osteotomy (cutting of a bone)? An expert panel rapidly produced these recommendations based on a linked systematic review triggered by a large multicentre randomised trial i...