Influence of shock waves on fracture healing.
During the last decades the influence of physical factors on fracture healing has been widely described. With the use of shock waves for the treatment of urolithiasis, a new mechanical medium has been introduced into medicine. For the first time the influence of shock waves on fracture healing was studied in rats. With fractioned shock-wave treatment (5 times 100 shock waves at 14 or 18 kV) an enhancement in healing could be achieved.
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Department of Urology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany.
Haupt
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Ekkernkamp
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Gerety
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Chvapil
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D000818:Animals; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D008096:Lithotripsy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014945:Wound Healing