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Shockwave Therapy Enhances Bone Cell Growth and Differentiation

Shockwave Therapy Enhances Bone Cell Growth and Differentiation

Title: Extracorporeal shock wave promotes growth and differentiation of bone-marrow stromal cells towards osteoprogenitors associated with induction of TGF-beta1 Authors: F. S. Wang, K. D. Yang, R. F. Chen, C. J. Wang, S. M. Sheen-Chen This study investigated the effects...
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Shockwaves vs. Decompression and Grafting for Femoral Head Osteonecrosis

Shockwaves vs. Decompression and Grafting for Femoral Head Osteonecrosis

Title: Treatment for osteonecrosis of the femoral head: comparison of extracorporeal shock waves with core decompression and bone-grafting Authors: Ching-Jen Wang, Feng-Sheng Wang, Chung-Cheng Huang, Kuender D Yang, Lin-Hsiu Weng, Hsuan-Ying Huang Osteonecrosis of the femoral head, a condition causing...
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Shock Wave for Fracture Healing: A Comprehensive Review

Shock Wave for Fracture Healing: A Comprehensive Review

Title of Study: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy: current evidence Authors: Boris A Zelle, Hans Gollwitzer, Michael Zlodowzki, Volker Bühren This article presents a comprehensive review and analysis of the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in treating fractures and...
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The Role of Shockwaves in the Enhancement of Bone Repair – From Basic Principles to Clinical Application

The Role of Shockwaves in the Enhancement of Bone Repair – From Basic Principles to Clinical Application

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is a treatment modality, originally introduced into the clinic as lithotripsie, which has also been successfully used in the last two decades in the non-invasive treatment of delayed or non-healing fractures. Initially, the mechanism of action was...
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Shockwave Therapy Enhances Healing of Scaphoid Nonunion

Shockwave Therapy Enhances Healing of Scaphoid Nonunion

Title: Treatment of scaphoid waist nonunion by one, two headless compression screws or plate with or without additional extracorporeal shockwave therapy Authors: S Quadlbauer, Ch Pezzei, T Beer, J Jurkowitsch, T Keuchel, C Schlintner, W Schaden, T Hausner, M Leixnering...
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Exploring the Impact of Shockwave Therapy on Bone Healing

Exploring the Impact of Shockwave Therapy on Bone Healing

Title of the study: Is it possible to change of the duration of consolidation period in the distraction osteogenesis with the repetition of extracorporeal shock waves? Authors: Mehmet-Emin Onger, Cihan Bereket, Ismail Sener, Nilufer Ozkan, Eman Senel. and Ahmet-Veysel Polat...
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Shockwave Shows Site-Specific Effects in Knee Osteoarthritis in Rats

Shockwave Shows Site-Specific Effects in Knee Osteoarthritis in Rats

Title: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy shows site-specific effects in osteoarthritis of the knee in rats Authors: Ching-Jen Wang, MD, Yi-Chih Sun, BS, Ka-Kit Siu, MD, and Cheng-Ta Wu, MD This study investigated the effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) on knee...
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The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment in Musculoskeletal Disorders

The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment in Musculoskeletal Disorders

Shockwave therapy was originally developed to disintegrate urinary stones 4 decades ago1 . Since then, there has been remarkable progress regarding the knowledge of its biological and therapeutic effects. Its mechanism of action is based on acoustic mechanical waves that...
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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) e First choice treatment of fracture non-unions?

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) e First choice treatment of fracture non-unions?

Fracture non-unions are still a challenging problem in orthopedics. The treatment of non-unions remains highly individualized, complex, and demanding. In most countries the surgical approach with debridement of the non-union gap, anatomical reduction and appropriate osteosynthesis along with autologous bone...
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Non-Invasive Healing with Shockwave Therapy for Tissue and Bone Disorders

Non-Invasive Healing with Shockwave Therapy for Tissue and Bone Disorders

Title of study: Biological mechanism of shockwave in bone Author: Jai-Hong Cheng, Ching-Jen Wang Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that uses acoustic waves to promote healing in damaged tissue. This type of therapy, known as extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT),...
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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) First choice treatment of fracture non-unions?

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) First choice treatment of fracture non-unions?

Fracture non-unions are still a challenging problem in orthopedics. The treatment of non-unions remains highly individualized, complex, and demanding. In most countries the surgical approach with debridement of the non-union gap, anatomical reduction and appropriate osteosynthesis along with autologous bone...
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Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy Compared with Surgery for Hypertrophic Long-Bone Nonunions

Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy Compared with Surgery for Hypertrophic Long-Bone Nonunions

The authors of several studies have recommended extracorporeal shock-wave therapy as an alternative to surgical treatment for long-bone nonunions. This study was performed to compare the results of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy produced by two different devices with those of surgical...
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Shockwave Therapy Aids Bone Healing in Femur Fractures

Shockwave Therapy Aids Bone Healing in Femur Fractures

Title: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) in the Treatment of Atrophic Non-unions of Femoral Shaft Fractures Authors: Shu-Jui Kuo, I-Chang Su, Ching-Jen Wang, Jih-Yang Ko Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, or ESWT, is a technology that's been around for a while, but its...
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Shockwave Therapy: A Non-Invasive Treatment for Stress Fractures

Shockwave Therapy: A Non-Invasive Treatment for Stress Fractures

Title of study: Current concepts of shockwave therapy in stress fractures Authors: Carlos Leal, Cristina D'Agostino, Santiago Gomez Garcia, Arnold Fernandez Stress fractures are a common condition among athletes, which can be caused by repetitive or excessive force applied to...
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Shockwave Therapy for Nonunion Fractures in High-Energy Trauma

Shockwave Therapy for Nonunion Fractures in High-Energy Trauma

Title: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for atrophic and oligotrophic nonunion of tibia and femur in high energy trauma patients. Case series Authors: C. Carlos Sandoval, G. Álvaro Valenzuela, Carlos Alejandro Rojas, Brañes Manuel, W. Leonardo Guiloff High-energy fractures of the tibia...
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Influence of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on bone turnover markers in organisms with normal and low bone mineral density during fracture healing: a randomized clinical trial

Influence of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on bone turnover markers in organisms with normal and low bone mineral density during fracture healing: a randomized clinical trial

Low bone mineral density (BMD) leads to metaphyseal fractures, which are considered of delayed, qualitatively reduced healing Christoph Wölfl 1 Laura Schuster2 resulting in prolonged care phases and increased socioeconomic costs. Bernd Höner3 Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is already approved...
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Shockwave Therapy Reduces Knee Osteoarthritis Progression in Rabbits

Shockwave Therapy Reduces Knee Osteoarthritis Progression in Rabbits

Title: Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy reduces progression of knee osteoarthritis in rabbits by reducing nitric oxide level and chondrocyte apoptosis Authors: Zhe Zhao, Huiru Ji, Rufang Jing, Chunmei Liu, Mingbo Wang, Lei Zhai, Xiaodong Bai & Gengyan Xing This study investigated...
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Shock Wave Therapy Compared with Intramedullary Screw Fixation for Nonunion of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Metaphyseal-Diaphyseal Fractures

Shock Wave Therapy Compared with Intramedullary Screw Fixation for Nonunion of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Metaphyseal-Diaphyseal Fractures

The current ‘‘gold standard’’ for treatment of chronic fracture nonunion in the metaphyseal-diaphyseal region of the fifth metatarsal is intramedullary screw fixation. Complications with this procedure, however, are not uncommon. Shock wave therapy can be an effective treatment for fracture...
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​Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) ameliorates healing of tibial fracture non-union unresponsive to conventional therapy

​Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) ameliorates healing of tibial fracture non-union unresponsive to conventional therapy

Tibial non-unions are common cause of demanding revision surgeries and are associated with a significant impact on patients’ quality of life and health care costs. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been shown to improve osseous healing in vitro and in...
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Shock Wave Therapy and Fracture Healing: A Bayesian Prediction Model

Shock Wave Therapy and Fracture Healing: A Bayesian Prediction Model

Title of study: Development of a Prognostic Naïve Bayesian Classifier for Successful Treatment of Nonunions Authors: Alexander Stojadinovic, MD, Benjamin Kyle Potter, MD, John Eberhardt, BA, Scott B. Shawen, MD, Romney C. Andersen, MD, Jonathan A. Forsberg, MD, Clay Shwery,...
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