Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: A Viable Diagnostic Tool in Predicting Treatment Failure after Non-union Revision Surgery for Upper- and Lower-Limb Non-unions
Non-unions remain a major complication in the treatment of long-bone fractures and affect quality of life considerably. Both early detection and treatment of non-unions are essential to secure subsequent fracture union. Sufficient vascularization plays a key role in the healing process. The aim of this prospective study was to quantify the microperfusion within non-unions by means of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as early as 12 wk after non-union surgery and to examine the prognostic capability of CEUS in predicting treatment failure.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Julian Doll, Stefan Waizenegger, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Marc-Andr é Weber, Christian Fischer Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research