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ArticleJournal of therapeutic ultrasound2016

The influence of low-intensity physiotherapeutic ultrasound on the initial stage of bone healing in rats: an experimental and simulation study.

Aldo José Fontes-Pereira, Marcio Amorim, Fernanda Catelani, Daniel Patterson Matusin, Paulo Rosa, Douglas Magno Guimarães, Marco Antônio von Krüger, Wagner Coelho de Albuquerque Pereira

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Aldo José Fontes-PereiraUltrasound Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Program/COPPE/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Marcio AmorimLaboratory of Morpho-physiopathology, State University of Pará, Belém, Pará Brazil.
Fernanda CatelaniUltrasound Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Program/COPPE/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Daniel Patterson MatusinMilitary Police Central Hospital of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Paulo RosaUltrasound Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Program/COPPE/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Douglas Magno GuimarãesLaboratory of Epithelial Biology, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI USA.
Marco Antônio von KrügerUltrasound Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Program/COPPE/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Wagner Coelho de Albuquerque PereiraUltrasound Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Program/COPPE/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil.

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Abstract

backgroundLow-intensity physiotherapeutic ultrasound has been used in physical therapy clinics; however, there remain some scientific issues regarding the bone-healing process. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of low-intensity physiotherapeutic ultrasound on the initial stage of bone healing in rats.

methodsTwenty-two male adult rats were assessed quantitatively and qualitatively using radiographic, biochemical, and histological analyses. Numerical simulations were also performed. Fractures in animals in the ultrasound group (

resultsAlkaline phosphatase levels were non-significantly higher in the ultrasound group than in the control group in the time intervals considered (

conclusionsThirteen days after fracture, there was no significant between-group differences in bone-healing processes, although the increased alkaline phosphatase levels and diameter of new bone tissue need to be further investigated.

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BoneFracture healingPhysical therapyUltrasonic therapy

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