Stimulation of tissue repair by ultrasound effect on venous leg ulceration

ABSTRACT

Twenty eight patients with chronic venous ulcers of the leg were divided into two matching groups. Ulcers in [Group "A"] were irradiated with ultrasound three times/week for 16 weeks, while ulcers in [Group "B"] were mock-insonated using a disconnected transducer for the same period and acted as controls. The ulcer area were measured every 2 weeks. Insonated ulcers [Group "A"] showed continuous decrease in their surface area. Furthermore, 50% of then healed completely before the 14th week while 71% healed before the. 16th week of treatment, The mock-insonated ulcers [Group "B"] showed minimal decrease in their surface and none of them healed at the 16th week of treatment. In conclusion, ultrasound have a remarkable therapeutic value in stimulating tissue repaire in venous ulcerations of the leg