Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy is efficient and safe in the treatment of fracture nonunions of superficial bones: a retrospective case series
Abstract Background A substantial body of evidence supports the use of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (fESWT) in the non-invasive treatment of fracture nonunions. On the other hand, virtually no studies exist on the use of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) for this indicati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0667-z |