Extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a treatment for heterotopic ossification
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Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy for heterotopic ossification.
[Purpose] To report the effects of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (RSWT) on heterotopic ossification (HO). [Subjects and Methods] Two cases of neurogenic HO in the upper extremity were administered RSWT using the MASTER PLUS(®) MP 2000 (Storz, Tägerwilen, Switzerland) and ultrasonographic guidance. The RSWT protocol consisted of 3,000 pulses at a frequency of 12 Hz during each treatme...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Therapy Reviews
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1083-3196,1743-288X
DOI: 10.1179/1743288x13y.0000000084