Clinical efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials.

Chun-De LiaoJau-Yih TsauoTsan-Hon LiouHung-Chou Chen Shih-Wei Huang

Published in: Clinical rehabilitation (2019)

Shockwave therapy is beneficial for knee osteoarthritis. Shockwave dosage, particularly the energy level and intervention duration, may have different contributions to treatment efficacy.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
randomized controlled trial
stem cells
combination therapy
replacement therapy
cell therapy