High-versus low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy of rotator cuff tendinopathy: A prospective, randomised, controlled study

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 452-458

  Schofer, Markus Dietmar ^a   Hinrichs, Frank ^a   Peterlein, Christian Dominik ^a   Arendt, Melanie ^a   Schmitt, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ESWT; Rotator cuff; Shock wave therapy; Shoulder; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION, NONIONIZING; ROTATOR CUFF; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349338819     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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