Preliminary results – (Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef, Klinik f ü r Plastische und Ä sthetische, Hand- und Wiederherstellungs-Chirurgie, Regensburg, Germany and Universit ä tsklinikum Regensburg, Funktionsbereich Plastische- Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Regensburg, Germany)
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy has undergone continuous development and has become a well-established therapy option both in urology and in orthopaedics/trauma surgery. Experimental and clinical studies have proved the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of connective tissue diseases such as fibromatosis.