Stem and progenitor cell therapy is a novel approach to improve neovascularization and function of ischemic tissue. Enhanced tissue expression of chemoattractant factors such as stromal cell–derived factor 1 and vascular endothelial growth factor is crucial for the recruitment of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) during acute ischemia. In chronic ischemia, however, expression of these...Read More
Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie und Sportorthopädie der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany; and Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universitätsklinikum Muenster, Muenster, Germany Despite considerable knowledge about effects of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) on eukaryotic tissues, only little data are available concerning their effect on prokaryotic microorganisms. The objective of the present study was to determine...Read More
Thomas A Davis, Alexander Stojadinovic, Khairul Anam, Mihret Amare, Shruti Naik, George E Peoples, Douglas Tadaki, Eric A Elster Following severe burn injury, persistent inflammation perpetuated by surface eschar, bacterial colonisation and neutrophil proteolytic activity can impede normal healing and result in further tissue damage. Extracorporeal shock wave treatment (ESWT) has been shown in the...Read More
Anna M Larking, Sophie Duport Institute of Neuropalliative Rehabilitation, Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, Michael Clinton Department of Management, King’s College, Mary Hardy Practice Development, Royal Hospital for Neurodisability and Keith Andrews Institute of Neuropalliative Rehabilitation, Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, London, UK To assess whether extracorporeal shock wave therapy increases the rate of healing in chronic...Read More
Department of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Center Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 08025 Barcelona, Spain Extracorporeal shock wave treatment (ESWT) increases perfusion in ischaemic tissues, stimulates growth factors, decreases inflammation and accelerates wound healing. It is a safe technique classically used in urology...Read More
Seventy-two patients with 72 chronic diabetic foot ulcers were randomly divided into two groups of similar demographics with 34 patients with 36 ulcers in the ESWT group and 36 patients with 36 ulcers in the HBO group. Patients in the ESWT group received 300 + 100/cm2 impulses of shockwave at 0.11 mJ/cm2 energy flux density every 2...Read More
From Henry M. Jackson Foundation for Advancement in Military Medicine, Rockville, MD; Combat Wound Initiative Program, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Vienna, Austria; AUVA Trauma Center, Meidling, Vienna, Austria Soft tissue wound healing is a complex and well-orchestrated sequence of events on multiple biological levels...Read More
Christian Ottomann, MD, Alexander Stojadinovic, MD, FACS, Philip T. Lavin, PhD,§ Francis H. Gannon, MD, Michael H. Heggeness, MD, Richard Thiele, MD, Wolfgang Schaden, MD, and Bernd Hartmann, MD As extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) can enhance healing of skin graft donor sites, this study focused on shock wave effects in burn wounds. Click here...Read More
