High-energy focussed extracorporeal shockwave therapy reduces pain in plantar fibromatosis (Ledderhose's disease)

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Knobloch, Karsten ^a   Vogt, Peter M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT); Fibromatosis; Ledderhose; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FOOT DISEASES; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876914259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-542     Document Type: Article

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