title: Effectiveness of shortwave diathermy and ultrasound in the treatment of osteo-arthritis of the knee joint.
abstract: Treatment of 100 consecutive knee joints affected with osteoarthritis with shortwave diathermy and ultrasound showed that the latter was somewhat the more effective of the two methods.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003972:Diathermy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy