ArticleJoint diseases and related surgery2021
Impact of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in post-laminectomy epidural fibrosis in a rat model.
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- Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Post-Laminectomy Lumbar Epidural Fibrosis.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Postoperative Epidural Fibrosis: Challenges and Opportunities - A Review.Spine surgery and related research · 2024Review
- Pain-Relieving Effects of Shockwave Therapy for Ledderhose Disease: An Ultrasound-Based Study of an Unusual Bilateral Case.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Possible mechanism of static progressive stretching combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy in reducing knee joint contracture in rats based on MAPK/ERK pathway.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2023Article
- The Effects of the Exposure of Musculoskeletal Tissue to Extracorporeal Shock Waves.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Microenergy acoustic pulse therapy restores function and structure of pelvic floor muscles after simulated birth injury.Translational andrology and urology · 2022Article
- Could radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy have an effect on wound healing in clinical practice by creating genotoxic damage? An in vitro study in mouse fibroblasts.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to investigate the effect of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) treatment in the prevention of epidural fibrosis after laminectomy in rats. MATERIALS AND
methodsEighteen 16-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 300 g were used in this experimental study between November 2019 and February 2020. The rats were randomly divided into two groups as the control group (L3-L4 total laminectomy without any treatment) and the study group (L3-L4 total laminectomy plus rESWT). The rats were sacrificed at the postoperative sixth week and the lumbar spine was excised en bloc, fixed, and decalcified. Sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin to evaluate epidural fibrosis, acute inflammation, chronic inflammation, and vascular proliferation.
resultsThe median value and standard deviations were obtained based on histological examinations. Accordingly, epidural fibrosis decreased significantly in the study group compared to the control group. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of acute and chronic inflammation response and vascular proliferation.
conclusionThe rESWT application immediately after surgery is effective in preventing epidural fibrosis after laminectomy in rats.
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