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- The use of ESWT in treating Osteochondrosis dissecans in adults appears to be effective.
- The patient experiences a minimum of risk and stress with the ESWT treatment.
- ESWT may be an alternative for surgery.
- For chronic non-unions, the results achieved with ESWT were similar to the results achieved with surgery.
- ESWT is a safe and efficient method to treat chronic non-unions in long bones.
FDA Clinical Investigation for extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment for chronic lateral epicondylitis with the Ossatron
ESWT with the Ossatron is safe and effective for chronic lateral epiconbylitis. 90% of the patients benefited from the treatment, 64% have experienced very good results with the treatment.
RequestErgebnisse der extrakorporalen Stoβwellentherapie (ESWT) bei der induratio penis plastica Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of Peyronie’s Disease
D. Oenhausen, K. Oelbracht, J. Zumbé
ESWT seems to be a very promising therapy for Peyronie’s illness, without any serious side effects, and should be used before carrying out a penile operation.
RequestTreatment of calcifying Tendinitis of the Shoulder With Shock Wave Therapy
Ching-Jen Wang, Jih-Yang Ko, Han-Shiang Chen
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, June 2001
Low energetic shockwave therapy may be a new and safe non-operative treatment for patients with calcification of the shoulder.
RequestElectrohydraulic High-Energy Shock-Wave Treatment for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
John A. Ogden, Richard G. Alvarez, Richard L. Levitt, Jeffrey E. Johnson and Marie E. Marlow
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2004
Applying high energetic shockwave therapy on the heel is a safe and effective non-invasive method to treat chronic fasciitis plantaris.
RequestFDA Clinical Investigation for Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment for chronic heel pain syndrome with the ossatron
ESWT with the Ossatron is safe and effective when treating chronic fascitiis plnataris. The success rate after 1 treatment is 76%. A success rate of 81% has been established in patients who have to undergo extra treatment.
RequestESWT for adult Osteochondrosis dissecans
S. Marx, Ch. Herbert, R. Thiele
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Resistant Stress Fracture in Athletes
Joern Ludwig, Sebastian Lauber, Hans-Joachim Lauber, Ulrich Dreisilker, Rolf Raedel and Harald Hotzinger.
CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH
Number 387, pp.119—126
© 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
the results that have been achieved with high energetic shockwave therapy show that this method can be an alternative in respect of invasive operations for patients with femoral head necrosis. A non-invasive and moderately lauded method is therefore obvious in the case of an early stage of femoral head necrosis.
RequestHigh-Energy Shock Wave Treatment of Femoral Head Necrosis in Adults
Ching-Jen Wang, Feng-Sheng Wang, Chung-Cheng Huang, Kuender D. Yang, Lin-Hsiu Weng and Hsuan-Ying Huang
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 87:2380-2387, 2005 doi:10.2106/JBJS.E.00174
ESWT appears to be more efficient than decompression and non-vascularised fibular grafting in patients in an early stage of osteo-necrosis of the femoral head.
RequestTreatment for Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: Comparison of Extracorporeal Shock Waves with Core Decompression and Bone-Grafting
Ching-Jen Wang, Feng-Sheng Wang, Chung-Cheng Huang, Kuender D. Yang, Lin-Hsiu Weng and Hsuan-Ying Huang
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 87:2380-2387, 2005 doi:10.2106/JBJS.E.00174
ESWT appears to be more efficient than decompression and non-vascularised fibular grafting in patients in an early stage of osteo-necrosis of the femoral head.
RequestExtracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy of Nonunion or Delayed Osseous Union
W. Schaden, A. Fischer and A. Sailler
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Number 387, pp 90-94
2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
The authors concluded that ESWT should be the first choice in treating patients with non-unions and delayed bone fracture healing.
RequestTreatments of nonunions of Long Bone Fractures With Shock Waves
Ching-Jen Wang, Han-Shiang Chen, Chin-En Chen and Kuender D. Yang
Clinical Orthopaedics and related research
Number 387, pp 95-101
2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, inc
Shock Wave therapy may be a viable treatment for nonunion fractures
Wolfgang Schaden
Orthopaedics Today 2002
ESWT is regarded as the first choice to treat non-unions or in the case of delayed healing, which does not need surgical correction.
RequestAn economic analysis of external hip protector use in ambulatory nursing facility residents
Cathleen S, Colon-Emeric, Santanu K. Datta, David B. Matchar
Age and Ageing 2003; 32; 47-52
The use of external hip protectors in care facitilities is cost effective and financially worthwhile for a broad range of facility provisions.
RequestUptake and adherence with soft- and hard-shelled hip protectors in Norwegian nursing homes: a cluster randomised trial
H. Bentzen, L. Forsén, C. Becker and A. Bergland
Osteoporos Int
The results indicate that changing the design (therefore either hard or soft shells) would not be able to solve the non-adherence or the increase in use, but is definitely a step in the right direction, especially for those patients who have to use it 24 hours.
RequestEffect on hip fractures of increases use of hip protectors in nursing homes: cluster randimised controlled trail
Gabriel Meyer, Andrea Warnke, R. Bender, I. Mühlhauser
BMJ 2003; 326: 76
Introducing a structured training course programme and providing free hip protectors in the nursing homes will cause an increase in the use of hip protectors and a decrease in the number of hip fractures.
RequestEffectiveness of targeted falls prevention programme in subacute hospital setting: randomised controlled trial
Terry P Haines, Kim L. Bennell, Richard H. Osborne, Keith D Hill
BMJ 2004; 328; 676-
A repetitive programme targeted at preventing falls will reduce the fall accidents in the subacute hospital environment.
RequestHip fractures: Incidence, Risk Factors, Energy Absorpion, and Prevention
J. B. Lauritzen
Bone Vol. 18, No. 1, Supplement January 1996: 65S-75S
This review is focused on the main causes in the development of hip fractures: risk of falling, the way in which one falls, the the manner of the impact, energy absorption and bone density, which is definitely the determining factor leading to a hip fracture. Risk estimation and hip fracture prevention may seem realistic when these matters are considered.
RequestHip protectors in the elderly: lack of effectiveness or just suboptimal implementation?
G. Meyer & I. Mühlhauser
It seems as though the hip protectors are distributed to a heterogeneous group of elderly people, making use of training courses that are unstructured, do not have a theoretical foundation and do not have an informative approach.
RequestPelvic fractures and hip protectors
Jes Bruun Lauritzen MD,
Professor in Orthopedic Surgery, Dr Med Sci
Department of Orthopedic Surgery,
Current evidence suggests that hip protectors offer an advantage for nursing homes (RVT) and fragile retirement home inhabitants, but introductory and trusted programmes remain essential if one wants reasonable adherence.
RequestSoft shell hip protectors absorb energy and shunt impact force away from the trochanter during a fall
Andrew C. Laing, Stephen N. Robinovitch
School of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
Portable hip protectors can reduce hip fracture risk.
RequestCould a policy of provision of hip protectors to elderly nursing home residents result in cost savings in acute hip fracture care?
A. M. Sawka & A. Gafni & P. Boulos & K. Beattie & A. Papaioannou & A. Cranney & D. A. Hanley & J. D. Adachi & A. Cheung & E. A. Papadimitropoulos & L. Thabane
The cost-effectiveness for every strategy is the difference in cost between following the strategy and making hip protectors available to retirement home inhabitants.
Hip Protectors -- A Breakthrough in Fracture Prevention
Laurence Rubenstein, M.D., M.P.H.
Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Sepulveda, CA 91343
The hip protectors offer a strong new method to reduce hip fracture risk.
RequestPredictors of adherence to the use of hip protectors in nursing home residents
Andrea Warnke, PhD,_ Gabriele Meyer,_ Ralf Bender, PhD,w and Ingrid Mühlhauser, MD
Only a few poor forecasts on the use of hip protectors with rather doubtful relevance could be identified in both groups.
RequestRisk of hip fracture in protected and unprotected falls in nursing homes in Norway
L Forse´n, A J Søgaard, S Sandvig, A Schuller, U Røed, C Arstad
The chances of suffering from a hip fracture in retirement houses with a high risk of similar indications has been reduced to less than one third in the case of protected falls in comparison with unprotected falls.
RequestHip fracture prevention trial using hip protectors in Japanese nursing homes
A. Harada, M. Mizuno, M. Takemura, H. Tokuda, H. Okuizumi, and N. Niino.
The result is that the hip protector is a beneficial aid in preventing hip fractures.
RequestIncreased Use of Hip Protectors in Nursing Homes: Economic Analysis of a Cluster Randomized, Controlled Trial
Gabriele Meyer, PhD,_ Karl Wegscheider, PhD,w Jan F. Kersten,w Andrea Icks, MD,z and Ingrid Mülhlhauser, MD
A programme consisting of a training course and a demonstration of hip protectors may cause a slight increase in the costs, but can be cost-effectiveif if the prices of the hip protectors fall.
RequestHip protectors need an evidence base
Pekka Kannus, Jari Parkkari and Karim Khan.
We strongly advise the relevant regulating organisations to urgently implement suitable standards, not only for legal, financial and ethic reasons, but also, and most importantly, for the welfare of the patients who wear these aids in full confidence.
RequestA new Mechanical Compression Device Improves Circulation In Critical Limb Ischemia – A pilot Study
R. Karmell, D. Mannheim, S. Fajer, R. Sachner, S. Raz, O. Galili, Dept Vascular Surgery, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Intermittent mechanical compression on the calf improves the blood circulation in CLI patients. CLI patients were successfully treated after the failure of surgical or endo-vascular treatment.
The effect of intermittent mechanical calf compression on hemodynamic and perfusion parameters in claudicants – introduction of a new device
G. Stroka MD, B. Rousso PhD, R. Karmeli, Dept Vascular Surgery, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Mechanical compression on the calf improves the arterial blood circulation of the lower leg and, as such, it is an important part of the treatment of patients with PAD.
A New Plantar Fasciitis Support
Gary R Bledsoe
Wearing a PFS splint will reduce the pain and heal the inflammation at the level of the Fasciia.
RequestAngular measures spell stability for ankle brace
Eric J Northcut, Richard D. Komitek., Dougha A Dennis, teve Trauma, Jame Brumley, Todd G. Langer
The Ultimate Ankle prevents only sprains and is number 1 in chronic ankle problems.
RequestAnkle Bracing & Inversion Sprains (AJSM) - The Effect of Ankle Braces on the Prevention of Dynamic Forced Ankle Inversion*
Matthew L. Ubell,† James P. Boylan,‡ MS, James A. Ashton-Miller,‡ PhD, and
Edward M. Wojtys,†§ MD
From †Medsport, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and the ‡Departments of Biomedical
and Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Ultimate ankle brace allows proprioceptive feedback to be sent to the brain without damaging weakening muscles and tendons. Moreover, it is a functional ankle brace and not a normal ankle bandage.
RequestIn Vivo Three Dimensional Determination of OA Brace
NADAUD, MATTHEW C, MD1; KOMISTEK, RICHARD D, PHD2,3; DENNIS, DOUGLAS A, MD2,3; ANDERLE, MATHEW R, BS2; KUBO, MATTHEW B, BS2.
The Thruster scores best as relieving OA brace in a comparative and independent study. TheThruster allows for the greatest opening in the following three stages: placing the heel, standing up and when the foot unwinds.
RequestThe Effect of Ankle Position on Plantar Pressure in a Short Leg Walking Boot
Stephanie J. Crenshaw, M.S.; Fabian E. Pollo, Ph.D.; James W. Brodsky, M.D.
Dallas, TX
Walking boots are an effective alternative to a Total Contact Cast.
Changing the ankle position when wearing a walking boot, in dorsi or plantar flection, changes the pressure in the heel or forefoot, respectively placing more and less pressure on the forefoot.
Electromyography and biomechanics of a dynamic knee brace for anterior cruciate ligament deficiency
S.P. Acierno, Christopher D’Ambrosia, M Solomonow, R.V. Baratta, Robert D. D’Ambrosia
Wearing a Bledsoe Dynamic increases the working of the quadriceps in patients with ACL deficiency.
RequestPlantar Pressures in Total Contact Casting Versus a Diabetic Walking Boot
F. E. Pollo, Ph.D., J. W. Brodsky, M.D., S. J. Crenshaw, M.S., C. Kirksey, B.S.
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
The press distribution in a Bledsoe Walking Boot is better than in a Total Contact Cast at the level of the plantar part of the foot. The ulcers can also be looked after better.
RequestSHOULD ACUTE ANTERIOR DISLOCATION OF THE SHOULDER BE TREATED IN EXTERNAL ROTATION
*Hatrick, C; *O'Leary, S; *Miller, B; *Goldberg, J; *Sonnabend, D; +*Walsh, W +*Orthopaedic
If the arm in external rotation is brought to the shoulder luxation, the tissue around the joint will heal better and drastically reduce the chance of a relapse.
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