An evaluation of pulsed shortwave on knee osteoarthritis using radioleucoscintigraphy: A randomised, double blind, controlled trial

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-155

  Callaghan, Michael J ^a   Whittaker, Paula E ^b   Grimes, Stephen ^b   Smith, Linda ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrotherapy; Physiotherapy; Radionuclide imaging; Shortwave therapy

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SHORT-WAVE THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 23844554261     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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