Localized hyperthermia induced by microwave diathermy in osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomized placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 980-987

  Giombini, Arrigo ^a   Cesare, Annalisa Di ^b   Cesare, Mariachiara Di ^c   Ripani, Maurizio ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physical therapy; Thermotherapy; WOMAC scale

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRALGIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956143551     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1350-7     Document Type: Article

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