| Literature DB >> 8867491 |
D McCormack1, H Lane, J McElwain.
Abstract
We studied the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on the healing potential of osteotomies in rabbit radii. The results of sequential low dose shock wave therapy were compared prospectively with natural healing in the radii of New Zealand white rabbits. Our results suggest that ESWT causes new bone formation locally. However such exuberant callus formation does not equate with accelerated fracture healing and in fact implies a delay in the remodelling process.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8867491 DOI: 10.1007/bf02942794
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ir J Med Sci ISSN: 0021-1265 Impact factor: 1.568