A prospective observational study: The role of ultrasonography in detecting various long bone fractures. An in depth study of a military hospital

Abstract

Machado1 defines bone as a specialized yet complex group of connective tissues that has a certain level of elasticity even in the large mineralized components concentration in the extra cellular space. A response is generated immediately after a fracture occurs that is based on a molecular signal cascading the bone induction that is called as the fracture healing. The process includes several stages of process of repair based on a spatial and temporal sequence that can further result in complications for instances the delayed unions, non-unions and infections. These complications have further negative consequences involved in treatments for the patients and subsequently the burden of high cost. According to Machado1 more recent computed tomography besides the traditional x-ray is today proposed for the evaluation such as the ultra sound technique to assess ad monitor the fracture. In addition to that several studies today such as that of Rubin et al.2 Schortinghuis et al.3 Parvizi & Vegari4 Tajali et al.5 have expressed that the low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS)devices has the ability to improve the repair the bones of the patients that has shin bone fractures. The studies have shown gradual healing since the injury by using the device that emits the low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. The study conducted by Schofer et al.6 states that LIPUS enhances the healing process in the fresh fractures and has also concluded that the LIPUS assist in promoting the healing in older fractures with delayed fracture healing.