High-energy extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for treating chronic calcific tendinitis of the shoulder: A systematic review

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 542-549

  Bannuru, Raveendhara R ^a   Flavin, Nina E ^a   Vaysbrot, Elizaveta ^a   Harvey, William ^a   McAlindon, Timothy ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSENSUS; EMBASE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDINITIS;

CALCINOSIS; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898854585     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M13-1982     Document Type: Article

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