Efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 661-666

  Zhao, Zhe ^a   Jing, Rufang ^a   Shi, Zhan ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a   Ai, Quan ^a   Xing, Gengyan ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEQUESNE INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBESITY; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; CONVALESCENCE; KNEE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RADIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REHABILITATION;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY; KNEE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REHABILITATION;

EID: 84891692830     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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