Low intensity pulsed ultrasound for fractures of the tibial shaft

doi:10.1136/bmj.i5652

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. 2016 Oct 25:355:i5652.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.i5652.

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound for fractures of the tibial shaft

X L Griffin¹

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¹ Oxford Trauma, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Kadoorie Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.

PMID: 27780808
PMCID: PMC5080446
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i5652

Editorial

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound for fractures of the tibial shaft

X L Griffin. BMJ. 2016.

. 2016 Oct 25:355:i5652.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.i5652.

Author

X L Griffin¹

Affiliation

¹ Oxford Trauma, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Kadoorie Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.

PMID: 27780808
PMCID: PMC5080446
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i5652

Abstract

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Re-evaluation of low intensity pulsed ultrasound in treatment of tibial fractures (TRUST): randomized clinical trial.
TRUST Investigators writing group; Busse JW, Bhandari M, Einhorn TA, Schemitsch E, Heckman JD, Tornetta P 3rd, Leung KS, Heels-Ansdell D, Makosso-Kallyth S, Della Rocca GJ, Jones CB, Guyatt GH. TRUST Investigators writing group, et al. BMJ. 2016 Oct 25;355:i5351. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i5351. BMJ. 2016. PMID: 27797787 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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1. TRUST Investigators Writing GroupBusse JW, Bhandari M, Einhorn TA, et al. Re-evaluation of low intensity pulsed ultrasound in treatment of tibial fractures (TRUST): randomized clinical trial. BMJ 2016;355:i5351. - PMC - PubMed
1. Griffin XL, Parsons N, Costa ML, Metcalfe D. Ultrasound and shockwave therapy for acute fractures in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014;6:CD008579 doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008579.pub3. pmid:24956457. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Busse JW, Kaur J, Mollon B, et al. Low intensity pulsed ultrasonography for fractures: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ 2009;338:b351 doi:10.1136/bmj.b351 pmid:19251751. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. GRADE working group. www.gradeworkinggroup.org.

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[1] TRUST Investigators Writing GroupBusse JW, Bhandari M, Einhorn TA, et al. Re-evaluation of low intensity pulsed ultrasound in treatment of tibial fractures (TRUST): randomized clinical trial. BMJ 2016;355:i5351. - PMC - PubMed

[2] TRUST Investigators Writing GroupBusse JW, Bhandari M, Einhorn TA, et al. Re-evaluation of low intensity pulsed ultrasound in treatment of tibial fractures (TRUST): randomized clinical trial. BMJ 2016;355:i5351. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Griffin XL, Parsons N, Costa ML, Metcalfe D. Ultrasound and shockwave therapy for acute fractures in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014;6:CD008579 doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008579.pub3. pmid:24956457. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Griffin XL, Parsons N, Costa ML, Metcalfe D. Ultrasound and shockwave therapy for acute fractures in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014;6:CD008579 doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008579.pub3. pmid:24956457. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Busse JW, Kaur J, Mollon B, et al. Low intensity pulsed ultrasonography for fractures: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ 2009;338:b351 doi:10.1136/bmj.b351 pmid:19251751. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Busse JW, Kaur J, Mollon B, et al. Low intensity pulsed ultrasonography for fractures: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ 2009;338:b351 doi:10.1136/bmj.b351 pmid:19251751. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] GRADE working group. www.gradeworkinggroup.org.

[8] GRADE working group. www.gradeworkinggroup.org.

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