Case Report | Vol 4 | Issue 1 | January-June 2024 | page: 06-08 | Josep Pous
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/jrs.2024.v04.i01.121
Author: Josep Pous [1]
[1] Orthopaedic Surgeon and Medical Director of CEMATEC, Barcelona, España.
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Josep Pous,
Orthopaedic Surgeon and Medical Director of CEMATEC, Barcelona, España.
E-mail: jpous@cematec.org
Abstract
Shock waves have changed medical therapy substantially. Accounting for the epidemiology of the treated diseases, this therapeutic tool may equal or even surpass the impact of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Lower limb fractures after intramedullary nailing generally heal without problems when there are good local conditions and no associated pathologies, but sometimes if the biomechanical or biological variables are not ideal, they can lead to a delay in healing or develop a non-union. Extracorporeal shock waves therapy is a treatment option in delayed union and no-union after intramedullary nailing in lower limbs cases in which there is mechanical stability of the fracture focus, as they can allow healing without the need for new surgeries.
Keywords: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, Shock waves, Non-union, Delayed union
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How to Cite this article: Pous J. Focused Shock Waves in Delayed Union and No-union after Intramedullary Nailing in Lower Limbs. Journal of Regenerative Science 2024;January-June;4(1):06-08
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