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Evidence summaries

Therapeutic Ultrasound for Pressure Sores

Therapeutic ultrasound is probably not effective for pressure sores. Level of evidence: "C"

A Cochrane review [Abstract] 1 included 3 studies with a total of 146 subjects. The results suggest no apparent evidence of benefit.

Comment: The quality of evidence is downgraded by sparse data.

    References

    • Baba-Akbari Sari A, Flemming K, Cullum NA, Wollina U. Therapeutic ultrasound for pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Jul 19;3:CD001275. [PubMed]

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