Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28198141›Full record

SynthesisInternational wound journal2017

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of chronic wound of lower extremity: current perspective and systematic review.

Mohammed Ta Omar, Rehab Fm Gwada, Afaf Am Shaheen, Raoul Saggini

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Synthesis in International wound journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mohammed Ta OmarPhysical Therapy Department for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Rehab Fm GwadaRehabilitation Health Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Afaf Am ShaheenRehabilitation Health Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Raoul SagginiPhysical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Medical Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Director of the School of Specialty in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 'Gabriele d'Annunzio' University, Chieti, Italy.
Cairo University · EGKing Saud Medical City · SAUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to provide an up-to-date review for the accurate estimation of the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on the healing of chronic wounds on the lower extremity (CWLE). A systematic review of 10 databases for clinical trials about ESWT in the management of CWLE published between 2000 and 2016 was performed. A total of 11 studies with 925 patients were found. Expert therapists assessed the methodological qualities of the selected studies using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale and categorised each study according to Sackett's levels of evidence. Eight studies were categorised as level II; two studies were categorised as level III and one study was categorised as level V. In conclusion, this review demonstrated mild to moderate evidence to support the use of ESWT as an adjuvant therapy with a standardised wound care programme. However, it is difficult to draw firm conclusions about the efficacy of ESWT. So, future researches with high methodological quality are required to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of this relatively new physical therapy application.

Indexed as

Chronic DiseaseCombined Modality TherapyExtracorporeal Shockwave TherapyHumansLower ExtremityTreatment OutcomeWound HealingWounds and InjuriesChronic wounds of the lower extremityExtracorporeal shock wave therapy

Identifiers

PMID28198141
PMCPMC7950187
OpenAlexW2589218127

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