ArticleJournal of pain research2017
Healing of Achilles tendon partial tear following focused shockwave: a case report and literature review.
Article in Journal of pain research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Conservative Treatment Including Focused Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy as a First-Line Treatment for Isolated Peroneus Longus Tendon Tear in a Professional Football Player Shows Excellent Clinical and Radiological Outcomes: A Case Report.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Midterm Results of Large-Caliber Tendon Allografting for Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture With Large Defects.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- The Role of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Muscle Injuries: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Partial Achilles Tendon Rupture-A Neglected Entity: A Narrative Literature Review on Diagnostics and Treatment Options.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Minimum 3.5-year outcomes of operative treatment for Achilles tendon partial tears in the midportion and retrocalcaneal area.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
- Quantitative comparison of three rat models of Achilles tendon injury: A multidisciplinary approach.Journal of biomechanics · 2019Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Achilles tendinopathy is a common cause of posterior heel pain and can progress to partial tendon tear without adequate treatment. Effects of traditional treatments vary, and many recent reports focus on the use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for Achilles tendinopathy but not for Achilles tendon partial tear. Here, we report the case of a 64-year-old female suffering from severe left heel pain for half a year. All treatment and rehabilitation were less effective until ESWT was applied. Each course of focused shockwave therapy included 2500 shots with energy flux density from 0.142 mJ/mm
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