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Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Is Safe and Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Recalcitrant Plantar Fasciitis
By: Ludger Gerdesmeyer, MD, PhD, Carol Frey, MD, Johannes Vester, PhD, Markus Maier, PhD, Lowell Weil Jr, DPM, Lowell Weil Sr, DPM, Martin Russlies, PhD, John Stienstra, DPM, Barry Scurran, DP, Keith Fedder, MD, Peter Diehl, MD, Heinz Lohrer, MD, Mark Henne, MD, and Hans Gollwitzer, MD
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Shockwave Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy in Professional Athletes
By: Angelo Cacchio, Jan D. Rompe, John P. Furia, Piero Susi, Valter Santilli and Fosco De Paulis
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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Low Energy Extracorporeal Pulse- Activated Therapy (EPAT) for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
By: Robert Gordon, MD; Charles Wong, BHSc; Eric J. Crawford, BHSc Toronto, Canada
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The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment in Musculoskeletal Disorders
Daniel Moya, MD, Silvia Ram ́on, MD, PhD, Wolfgang Schaden, MD, Ching-Jen Wang, MD, Leonardo Guiloff, MD, and Jai-Hong Cheng, MD
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Current Concepts of Shockwave Therapy in Stress Fractures
By: Carlos Leal, Cristina D’Agostino, Santiago Gomez Garcia, Arnold Fernandez
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Repetitive Low-Energy Shockwave Application Without Local Anesthesia is More Efficient Than Repetitive Low-Energy Shockwave Application with Local Anesthesia in the Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis*
By: Rompe JD, Meurer A, Nafe B, Hofmann A, Gerdesmeyer L.
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The American Journal of Orthopedics – Safety and Efficacy of ESWT for Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis
By: John P. Furia, M.D.
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The American Journal of Sports Medicine – Extracorporeal Shockwave for Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy
By: Ching-Jen Wang M.D., Jih-Yang Ko M.D., Yi-Sheng Chan M.D., Lin-Hsiu Weng M.D. and Shan-Lin Hsu M.D.
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The American Journal of Sports Medicine – Eccentric Loading, Shockwave Treatment, or a Wait-and-See Policy for Tendinopathy of the Main Body of Tendo Achilles
By: Jan D. Rompe, M.D., Bernhard Nafe, M.D., John P. Furia, M.D. Ph.D., and Nicola Maffulli, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.(Orth)
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Radial Shockwave Therapy in Calcific Tendinitis of the Rotator Cuff
By: Dr. P. Magosch, ATOS Clinic Heidelberg (Germany)
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Shockwave Therapy Compared with Intramedullary Screw Fixation for Nonunion of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Metaphyseal-Diaphyseal Fractures
By: John P. Furia, MD, Paul J. Juliano, MD, Allison M. Wade, MD, Wolfgang Schaden, MD, and Rainer Mittermayr, MD
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Physical Therapy – Effectiveness of Radial Shockwave Therapy for Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder: Single-Blind, Randomized Clinical Study
By: Angelo Cacchio, Marco Paoloni, Antonio Barile, Romildo Don, Fosco de Paulis, Vittorio Calvisi, Alberto Ranavolo, Massimo Frascarelli, Valter Santilli, Giorgio Spacca
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Low-Energy Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy as a Treatment for Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
By: Jan D. Rompe, Angelo Cacchio, John P. Furia and Nicola Maffulli
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Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Compared with Surgery for Hypertrophic Long-Bone Nonunions
By: Angelo Cacchio, Lucio Giordano, Olivo Colafarina, Jan D. Rompe, Emanuela Tavernese, Francesco Ioppolo, Stefano Flamini, Giorgio Spacca and Valter Santilli
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Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Frozen Shoulder
By: Badak Vahdatpour, Parisa Taheri, Abolghasem Zare Zade and Saeed Moradian
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Clinically Relevant Effectiveness of Focused Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis. A Randomized, Controlled Multicenter Study
By: Hans Gollwitzer, MD, Amol Saxena, DPM, Lawrence A. DiDomenico, DPM, Louis Galli, DPM, Richard T. Bouche, DPM, David S. Caminear, DPM, Brian Fullem, DPM, Johannes C. Vester, ́Carsten Horn, MD, Ingo J. Banke, MD, Rainer Burgkart, MD, and Ludger Gerdesmeyer, MD
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Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery – Shockwave Therapy for Treatment of Foot and Ankle Conditions
By: Alastair Younger, MB, ChB, FRCSC
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The American Journal of Sports Medicine – Shockwave Therapy for Patients with Lateral Epicondylitis of the Elbow
By: Ching-Jen Wang, M.S. & Han-Shiang Chen, M.D.
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Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: a Randomized Controlled Trial
By: Zhe Zhao, MD, Rufand Jing, MD, Zhan Shi, PhD, Bin Zhao, MD, Quan Ai, MM, and Gengyan Xing, MD
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Antibacterial Effects of Extracorporeal Shockwaves*
By: Gerdesmeyer L, von Eiff C, Horn C, Henne M, Roessner M, Diehl P, Gollwitzer H. Klinik und Poliklinik fur Orthopadie und Sportorthopadie der Technischen Universitat Munchen, Munchen, Germany
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