Injury
Volume 39, Issue 12 , Pages 1444-1452 , December 2008

Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) in fresh clavicle fractures: A multi-centre double blind randomised controlled trial

  • Pieter H.W. Lubbert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Surgery, Martini Hospital Groningen, Postbus 30033, 9700 RM Groningen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 50 5245810; fax: +31 50 5245822.
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  • Rob H.H. van der Rijt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, PO Box 1350, 5602 ZA Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Lidewij E. Hoorntje

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Chris van der Werken

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands

,Accepted 2 April 2008.

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PII: S0020-1383(08)00181-2

doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.04.004

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