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ReviewTheScientificWorldJournal2019

Effects of Therapy with Light Emitting Diode (LED) in the Calcaneal Tendon Lesions of Rats: A Literature Review.

Lízia Daniela E Silva Nascimento, Kárita Francisca E Silva Nascimento, Diego Rodrigues Pessoa, Renata Amadei Nicolau

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Review in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 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 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Lízia Daniela E Silva NascimentoState University of Piaui (UESPI), Health Sciences Center (CCS), Physical Therapy Course, Kinesiology, Biomechanics and Prosthesis and Orthotics, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5837-8311
Kárita Francisca E Silva NascimentoSpeech and Hearing Therapist, Department of Social Assistance and Citizenship of the State of Piauí (SASC), Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
Diego Rodrigues PessoaBachelor in Physiotherapy, University Center of Santo Agostinho (UniFSA), Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
Renata Amadei NicolauUniversity of Vale do Paraíba, Department of Dentistry, Subjects of Bucomaxilofacial Surgery, Traumatology, and Stomatology, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade do Vale do Paraíba · BRUniversidade Estadual do Piauí · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this review was to analyze original articles about the effects of therapy with LED in experimental models of calcaneal tendon lesions of rats. The search was performed in the period from February to May 2018, in the following electronic databases: MEDLINE, SciELO, and LILACS, besides the Google Scholar, using the descriptors "Achilles tendon", "Rats", "LED", "Tendinopathy", and "Low-level Light Therapy", as well as their matching parts in the Portuguese and Spanish languages, related to and in association with the relevant terms to the content sought. From the descriptors used 215 works were found. After application of eligibility criteria 8 works were selected, in which positive results were found after the application of the LED. Regarding the main results found with phototherapy, we observed a significant reduction in inflammation. Only one article mentioned little reduction of inflammation. In relation to the number of sessions, there was wide variation, with an average of approximately 5 sessions every 24 hours. Studies in this review pointed out, therefore, positive results in the repair of the calcaneal tendon after therapy with irradiation LED; however, carrying out more experimental studies that help the standardization of parameters to be used in this therapy for further clinical studies becomes necessary.

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Low-Level Light TherapyAchilles TendonAnimalsRatsTendon Injuries

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PMID30853864
PMCPMC6377949
OpenAlexW2913027854

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