Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for resistant stress fracture in athletes: A report of 5 cases

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1188-1192

  Taki, Masanori ^a,d   Iwata, Osamu ^b   Shiono, Masaki ^b   Kimura, Masashi ^a   Takagishi, Kenji ^c  

^a Gunma Sports Med Research Center   (Japan)

^b SHONAN KAMAKURA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Zensyukai Hospital Gunma Sports Medicine Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Delayed union; Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT); Nonunion; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; MARATHON RUNNER; METATARSAL BONE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPORT INJURY; STRESS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250861383     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506297540     Document Type: Article

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