Successful treatment of nonunion in severe finger injury with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS): a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Severe injuries of the hand or single fingers require immediate treatment but surgical fixation methods are limited depending on soft tissue damage. Thus, it is very common that severe soft tissue damage along with poor osteosynthe...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Severe injuries of the hand or single fingers require immediate treatment but surgical fixation methods are limited depending on soft tissue damage. Thus, it is very common that severe soft tissue damage along with poor osteosynthetic bone fixation results in a delayed healing process or nonunion. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) has been proven to stimulate bone formation in <it>in vitro</it> studies and also to significantly accelerate nonunion healing in animal studies and clinical trials but to date there are no data with respect to nonunion in phalanx fracture.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a case in which we successfully used LIPUS in a 19-year-old Caucasian man with a nonunion of his ring finger after injury and first treatment with K-wire osteosynthesis.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>We recommend that LIPUS be considered as an option to treat nonunions in fractures of the hand, especially because it is a soft tissue conserving method with a good functional result.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb3a626f020845c2a05d969042e7e8142022-12-22T03:25:00ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472012-07-016120910.1186/1752-1947-6-209Successful treatment of nonunion in severe finger injury with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS): a case reportHuber MichaelaPrantl LukasGehmert Sebastian<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Severe injuries of the hand or single fingers require immediate treatment but surgical fixation methods are limited depending on soft tissue damage. Thus, it is very common that severe soft tissue damage along with poor osteosynthetic bone fixation results in a delayed healing process or nonunion. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) has been proven to stimulate bone formation in <it>in vitro</it> studies and also to significantly accelerate nonunion healing in animal studies and clinical trials but to date there are no data with respect to nonunion in phalanx fracture.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a case in which we successfully used LIPUS in a 19-year-old Caucasian man with a nonunion of his ring finger after injury and first treatment with K-wire osteosynthesis.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>We recommend that LIPUS be considered as an option to treat nonunions in fractures of the hand, especially because it is a soft tissue conserving method with a good functional result.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/209 |
| spellingShingle | Huber Michaela Prantl Lukas Gehmert Sebastian Successful treatment of nonunion in severe finger injury with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS): a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | Successful treatment of nonunion in severe finger injury with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS): a case report |
| title_full | Successful treatment of nonunion in severe finger injury with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS): a case report |
| title_fullStr | Successful treatment of nonunion in severe finger injury with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS): a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful treatment of nonunion in severe finger injury with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS): a case report |
| title_short | Successful treatment of nonunion in severe finger injury with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS): a case report |
| title_sort | successful treatment of nonunion in severe finger injury with low intensity pulsed ultrasound lipus a case report |
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