Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is not useful after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2567-2572

  Kim, Jae Yoon ^a   Lee, Jae Sung ^a   Park, Chi Woo ^a  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic; ESWT; Re tear; Rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84870293000     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-1923-8     Document Type: Article

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