Current evidence of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in chronic Achilles tendinopathy
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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy: current evidence.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this article is to provide a concise review of the basic science of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and to perform a systematic review of the literature for the use of ESWT in the treatment of fractures and delayed unions/nonunions. DATA SOURCES Articles in the English or German language were identified for the systematic review by searching PubMed-MEDLINE from ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.07.718