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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for patellar tendinopathy

British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2009
Background and purpose: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (EWST) has become a popular treatment for patellar tendinopathy. The purpose of this review was to study the effectiveness of ESWT treatment for patellar tendinopathy; to draft guidelines for an effective treatment protocol of ESWT treatment; and to identify topics for further research.Methods: A
van Leeuwen, M. T., Zwerver, J., van den Akker-Scheek, I.   +2 more
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Frontiers in the Management of Orthopaedic Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Volume 44, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of total joint arthroplasty (TJA), one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide. Management of acute PJI commonly involves debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR), though failure rates remain high due to antibiotic‐tolerant biofilms. Chronic
Michael F. Shannon, Victoria R. Wong, Samuelson E. Osifo, Timothy Edwards, Himanshu Rao, Jewelia Rempuszewski, Andrew J. Frear, Shaan Sadhwani, Neel B. Shah, Kenneth L. Urish   +9 more
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Comparative efficacy of combination therapy including regenerative therapies versus monotherapy for erectile dysfunction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Andrology, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 358-367, February 2026.
Abstract Background and objective The Current European Association of Urology guidelines do not provide recommendation for combination of regenerative therapies with standard therapies for erectile dysfunction. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of combined regenerative therapy with monotherapy for erectile dysfunction.
Alberto Quistini, Giuseppe Fallara, Marco Tozzi, Massimiliano Depalma, Rocco Damiano, Alessandro Palmieri, Fabio Castiglione, Andrea Salonia, Roberto Bianchi, Matteo Ferro, Asif Muneer, Hussain M. Alnajjar, Karl H. Pang   +12 more
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From past to future: bibliometric perspective of international research activity on lateral epicondylitis

Frontiers in Surgery
IntroductionLateral epicondylitis, also termed as “tennis elbow”, is the most common reason for elbow pain and dysfunction. This study aimed to assess the research activity on lateral epicondylitis worldwide.MethodsPublications on lateral epicondylitis ...
Boshen Shu, Shufeng Zhang, Jian Gao, Lin Wang, Xiaohui Wang   +4 more
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The Effectiveness of Non-pharmacological Treatment for Post-stroke Shoulder-hand Syndrome: a Network Meta-analysis [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Background Shoulder-hand syndrome is one of the major disabling factors for stroke patients, which seriously affects their physical and psychological health as well as their quality of life.
HUANG Tengjia, CAO Xi, CHEN Lei, LI Ziying, QIN Lihua
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Effect of tranexamic acid irrigation on perioperative blood loss during mini‐percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A pilot double‐blind randomised controlled trial

BJUI Compass, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adding 0.1% tranexamic acid (TXA) to irrigation fluid in reducing perioperative blood loss during mini‐percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini‐PCNL). Patients and Methods In this prospective, randomised study, 40 patients undergoing mini‐PCNL were allocated to receive irrigation fluid containing ...
Ornnicha Prohsoontorn, Kun Sirisopana, Surawach Piyawannarat, Yada Phengsalae, Premsant Sangkum, Wisoot Kongchareonsombat, Chinnakhet Ketsuwan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of restorative therapies in the treatment of Peyronie disease: A narrative review [PDF]

International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Objective: To describe the evidence of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), Stem cells therapy (SCT) and Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWL) for the treatment of Peyronies disease (PD), including information from the main urological society guidelines ...
Francesco Costantini Mesquita, Rodrigo Barros, Thiago Fernandes Negris Lima, David Velasquez, Luciano A. Favorito, Edoardo Pozzi, James Dornbush, David Miller, Francis Petrella, Ranjith Ramasamy   +9 more
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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for avascular necrosis of femoral head

International Journal of Surgery, 2015
The etiology of osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is multifactorial. Treatment of ONFH is disease stage dependent. For early stages, femoral head preservation procedures are preferred including core decompression, muscle pedicle grafting and de-rotational osteotomy. Core decompression with bone grafting is considered the gold standard.
Ching-Jen, Wang, Jai-Hong, Cheng, Chung-Cheng, Huang, Han-Kan, Yip, Sergio, Russo   +4 more
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The dose effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave on plantar flexor spasticity of ankle in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Background Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been proven beneficial for post-stroke spasticity (PSS) of ankle plantar flexor muscles. This study aims to investigate the dose-response effectiveness of focused-ESWT and the duration of its effect ...
Shu-Mei Yang, Yen-Hua Chen, You-Lin Lu, Chueh-Hung Wu, Wen-Shiang Chen, Meng-Ting Lin   +5 more
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Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves pain and plantar pressure in patients with early-to-mid-stage unilateral knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective before-after controlled study

Frontiers in Medicine
ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy (rESWT) on pain and plantar pressure in patients with early-to-mid-stage unilateral knee osteoarthritis (KOA).MethodsFifty patients with early-to-mid-stage KOA who received ...
Tianxiang Yang, Tianxiang Yang, Tao Ma, Tao Ma, Xueqi Liu, Xueqi Liu, Yi Wang, Yinbin Wang, Yinbin Wang, Xi Chen, Haicheng Wei, DeSheng Chen   +11 more
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