RT Book, Section A1 Kloth, Luther C. A1 Niezgoda, Jeffrey A. A2 McCulloch, Joseph M. A2 Kloth, Luther C. SR Print(0) ID 1184834150 T1 Ultrasound for Wound Débridement and Healing T2 Wound Healing Evidence-Based Management, 4e YR 2010 FD 2010 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780803619043 LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184834150 RD 2024/03/29 AB Ultrasound (US) has been used by various health-care specialists for over 60 years. Biological effects in tissues exposed to US were first reported by Wood and Loomis in 1927.1 They demonstrated lysis of red blood cells and hindrance of mobility in mice following exposure to high-frequency (300 kHz), high-intensity sound waves. The application of US for medical treatment was introduced in Germany in the late 1930s, and in the United States in the late 1940s.2,3 The purpose of this chapter is to describe the physical properties and biological effects of ultrasound and how they can be used to enhance wound healing.