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Arthroscopic Microfracture + Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Osteochondritis

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May 2024

Arthroscopic Microfracture + Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Osteochondritis

Vol: 306| Issue: 5| Number:63| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effectiveness and safety of arthroscopy combined with radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy for osteochondritis of the talus: a prospective, single-centre, randomized, double-blind study.

Bone Joint J . 2023 Oct 1;105-B(10):1108-1114.

Contributing Authors:
J Cao C Zhang H Huang L Yang X Duan

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Synopsis

Forty patients with osteochondritis of the talus were randomized to receive either arthroscopic microfracture combined with radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy (n=20) or arthroscopic microfracture alone (n=20). The primary outcome of interest was the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Scale score. Secondary outcomes of interest included the Visual Analogue Scale...

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