Skip to main content

Table 2 Comparison of surgical findings between LIPUS and non-LIPUS groups

From: Can low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) accelerate bone healing after intramedullary screw fixation for proximal fifth metatarsal stress fractures? A retrospective study

 

Non-LIPUS treatment group

LIPUS treatment group

P value

Type of Acutrak screw (4/5 / Plus)

19/25

24/33

1.00

Screw length (mm)

47.2 ± 4.3

47.7 ± 3.5

0.57

Ratio of the screw length to the fifth metatarsal length (%)

59.7 ± 4.3

60.8 ± 4.4

0.17

  1. LIPUS Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound
  2. * P value < 0.05