Effect of Different Dosage of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Waves on Fracture Disunite and Bone Nonunions
Abstract：Objective To explore the effect of different dosage of radial extracorporeal shock waves on fracture disunite and bone non-unions. Methods 42 patients were divided into 3 groups based on the different shock dosage, every group contained 14 patients and the shock dosages were 1000, 2000 and 3000 in Groups A, B and C respectively. All patients accepted the therapy for 3 times and followed up with X rays. Results 3 months after treatment, calluses were formated iin 2(14.7%), 8(57.1%) and 8(57.1%) patients in 3 groups respective-ly, which was lower in Group A than in Groups B and C (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between Group B and Group C (P>0.05). 9 months after treatment, the corresponding cure rates were 28.6%, 85.7%and 78.6%in 3 groups respectively. The cure rate was low-er in Group A than in Groups B and C (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between Groups B and C (P>0.05). Conclusion The radial extracorporeal shock waves had dose-dependence and saturation for the shock dosage, 2000 is the optimal choice.
Keywords：extracorporeal shock wavesfracturesununiteddisuniteshock dosage
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 978-980 )