Open AccessEffects of low-frequency ultrasound on microcirculation in venous leg ulcers
Author(s) -
Uwe Wollina,
Birgit Heinig,
G Naumann,
Armin Scheibe,
W. Schmidt,
Reimund Neugebauer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.80412
Subject(s) - medicine , microcirculation , therapeutic ultrasound , laser doppler velocimetry , blood flow , surgery , biomedical engineering , ultrasound , anesthesia , radiology
Therapeutic low-frequency ultrasound (US) has been used for many years to improve wound healing in chronic wounds like venous leg ulcers. No human data are available for the possible effects of single US applications on microcirculation and their frequency-dependency.