Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on early-stage spondylolysis in young athletes. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: A single outpatient orthopedic and sports clinic. PATIENTS: A total of 82 young athletes (80 boys and 2 girls; mean age, 14.8 years; range, 10-18 years) with early-stage lumbar spondylolysis were enrolled in this study. All patients were examined by plain radiography and magnetic resonance imaging. INTERVENTIONS: Patients received either standard conservative treatment combined with LIPUS (n = 35) or without LIPUS (n = 47), according to the sequence of admission. The standard conservative treatment included thoracolumbosacral brace, sports modification, and therapeutic exercise. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The time required to return to previous sports activities was analyzed by using Kaplan-Meier methods with the log-rank test. RESULTS: The baseline parameters of both groups were not significantly different. The median time to return to previous sports activities was 61 days [95% confidence interval (CI): 58-69 days] in the group treated with LIPUS, which was significantly shorter than that of the group treated without LIPUS (167 days, 95% CI: 135-263 days; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Masahiro Tsukada, Toshiro Takiuchi, Kota Watanabe |
Journal | Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
(Clin J Sport Med)
Vol. 29
Issue 4
Pg. 262-266
(07 2019)
ISSN: 1536-3724 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 31241526
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Athletes
- Braces
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Conservative Treatment
- Exercise Therapy
- Female
- Humans
- Lumbosacral Region
(diagnostic imaging)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Radiography
- Retrospective Studies
- Return to Sport
- Spondylolysis
(diagnostic imaging, therapy)
- Ultrasonic Therapy
- Ultrasonic Waves
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