Chronische venöse Ulzera heilen mit Ultraschalltherapie nicht schneller als ohne Ultraschallbehandlung

Referat zur Arbeit von Watson JM, Kang’ombe AR, Soares MO, Chuang L-H, Worthy G, Bland JM, Iglesias C, Cullum N, Torgerson D, Nelson EA, on behalf of the VenUS III Team: Use of weekly, low dose, high frequency ultrasound for hard to heal venous leg ulcers: the VenUS III randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2011; 342: d1092

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