Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis.

Chi-Kun HsiehChao-Jui ChangZhao-Wei LiuTa-Wei Tai

Published in: International orthopaedics (2020)

Using ESWT to treat knee OA may reduce pain and improve functional outcomes. The effect may last six months to one year. More prospective studies are needed to investigate the settings for ESWT to optimize treatment results.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
chronic pain
total knee arthroplasty
spinal cord
case control