Extracorporeal shock wave treatment has been used successfully for the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The pathway of biological events by which this is accomplished has not […]
Extracorporeal shock wave treatment has been used successfully for the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The pathway of biological events by which this is accomplished has not […]
Received: 22 April 2008 / Accepted: 19 September 2008© The Author(s) 2008. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract The paper develops a new theory of chronic pain and […]
Delayed and nonunion of the tibia are not uncommon in orthopedic practice. Multiple methods of treatment have been developed with variable results. The objective of this study was to define […]
Fracture non-unions are still a challenging problem in orthopedics. The treatment of non-unions remains highly individualized, complex, and demanding. In most countries the surgical approach with debridement of the non-union […]
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is used in a number of indications in the medical field. A number of tendinopathies show good and excellent results due to evidence based medicine. The […]
Kenneth Craig Vincent, Wolfgang Schaden, Laupepa Aposetolo Karalus, Jacqueline Craig Huges, Daniel Poratt – The ‘Niche’ is not merely an anatomical grid, but rather a dynamic communications conduit, sensing & transmitting signals […]
Competitive sport requires each athlete to be at peak performance at all times. This is often a challenging task to manage, as overuse and fatigue syndromes often impede performance. For […]
Several cases of delayed bone consolidation have been treated with extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) to improve bone healing and a key role of the extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycans in osteogenesis has been suggested. Click here to read more.