A cohort study of 4190 patients treated with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS): findings in the elderly versus all patients

摘要

BackgroundPatient age is one of many potential risk factors for fracture nonunion. Our hypothesis is that older patients (≥60) with fracture risk factors treated with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) have similar heal rate (HR) to the population as a whole. We evaluate the impact of age in conjunction with other risk factors on HR in LIPUS-treated patients with fresh fracture (≤90 days old).