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Research Progress of Osteoarthritis Treatment by Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound.

Mengtong Guan, Xinyu Zhang, Xinhe Li, Bo Liao, Wang Han, Jindong Tan, Zijie Wang, Lichen Wang, Jieliang Shen, Xiaoyu Han and 1 more

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Review in Smart medicine, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Mengtong GuanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Physical Medicine and Precision Rehabilitation of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Xinyu ZhangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Physical Medicine and Precision Rehabilitation of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Xinhe LiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Physical Medicine and Precision Rehabilitation of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Bo LiaoDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Physical Medicine and Precision Rehabilitation of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Wang HanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Physical Medicine and Precision Rehabilitation of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Jindong TanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Physical Medicine and Precision Rehabilitation of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Zijie WangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Physical Medicine and Precision Rehabilitation of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Lichen WangStevens Institute of Technology Hoboken New Jersey USA.
Jieliang ShenDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Bishan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Xiaoyu HanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Physical Medicine and Precision Rehabilitation of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Dingqun BaiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Physical Medicine and Precision Rehabilitation of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6727-4634

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the intensification of global population aging, osteoarthritis (OA) has emerged as a major socioeconomic burden requiring urgent therapeutic interventions. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS), a non-invasive physical therapy modality, delivers pulsed acoustic energy to target tissues with negligible thermal effects. Accumulating evidence from preclinical studies and randomized controlled trials has demonstrated its potential to decelerate OA progression. This systematic review synthesizes current knowledge on LIPUS-mediated OA management, elucidates mechanistic pathways through biomechanical and molecular analyses, strategies combining LIPUS with biomaterials to improve its efficacy, evaluates clinical translation challenges, and proposes standardized treatment protocols to optimize therapeutic outcomes.

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combination therapylow intensity pulsed ultrasoundosteoarthritistreatment mechanism

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PMID40390768
PMCPMC12087415

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