Bone Healing - SoftWave

The goal for treating osteoarthritis (OA) is finding ways to decrease joint pain and dysfunction...

Low bone mineral density (BMD) leads to metaphyseal fractures, which are considered of delayed, qualitatively...

Predictive models permitting individualized prognostication for patients with fracture nonunion are lacking. The objective of...

High energy diaphyseal fractures constitute a complicated matter for trauma units and urgent medical and...

Stress fractures are common painful conditions in athletes, usually associated to biomechanical overloads. Low risk...

Introduction: As of now, the role of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of...

The authors of several studies have recommended extracorporeal shock-wave therapy as an alternative to surgical...

Fracture non-unions are still a challenging problem in orthopedics. The treatment of non-unions remains highly...

Tibial non-unions are common cause of demanding revision surgeries and are associated with a significant...

The current ‘‘gold standard’’ for treatment of chronic fracture nonunion in the metaphyseal-diaphyseal region of...

Shockwave is a rapid, short duration acoustic wave that carries energy and can propagate through...

Fracture non-unions are still a challenging problem in orthopedics. The treatment of non-unions remains highly...

Shockwave therapy was originally developed to disintegrate urinary stones 4 decades ago1 . Since then,...

Methods: Sixty SD rats were divided into five groups. Group I was the control and...

It was found a statistically significant difference between the study groups and control group in...

Scaphoid nonunion remains challenging for hand surgeons. Several treatment options are available such as: non-vascularized or...

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is a treatment modality, originally introduced into the clinic as lithotripsie, which...

The aim of this article is to provide a concise review of the basic science...