Comparison Between Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Intra-articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections in the Treatment of First Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis.

Francesco Ioppolo Fabiana Saracino Rosaria Sabrina Rizzo Giampaolo Monacelli Danilo Lanni Luca Di Sante Angelo Cacchio Valter Santilli Teresa Venditto

Published in: Annals of rehabilitation medicine (2018)

The use of ESWT in patients with first CMC joint osteoarthritis leads to a reduction in pain, an improvement in pinch test performance that persists for at least 6 months, and a decrease in hand disability up to the 6-month follow-up visit.

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