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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2014 Jul;30(7):362-70.
doi: 10.1016/j.kjms.2014.03.006. Epub 2014 Apr 18.

The efficacy of shock wave therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis and popliteal cyamella

Tien-Wen Chen  1 , Cheng-Wei Lin  1 , Chia-Ling Lee  2 , Chia-Hsin Chen  2 , Yi-Jen Chen  1 , Tz-Yan Lin  1 , Mao-Hsiung Huang  3
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The efficacy of shock wave therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis and popliteal cyamella

Tien-Wen Chen et al. Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

This randomized, controlled study was performed to compare the effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and ultrasound on the rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis with popliteal cyamella. One hundred and twenty patients with bilateral moderate knee osteoarthritis (Altman III) and popliteal cyamella were selected and randomly assigned to four groups (GI-GIV). Patients in Groups I-III received isokinetic muscular strengthening exercises three times weekly for 8 weeks. Group II received pulse ultrasound treatment for popliteal cyamella three times weekly for 8 weeks, Group III received weekly shock wave therapy for popliteal cyamella for the first 6 weeks, and Group IV acted as controls. The therapeutic effects were evaluated by changes in the arthritic knees range of motion (ROM), visual analogue scale, Lequesne's index, and muscle peak torques after treatment and at follow-up 6 months later. Each treated group exhibited increased muscle peak torques and significantly reduced pain and disability after treatment and at follow-ups. However, only patients in Groups II and III showed significant improvements in ROM after treatment, and only participants in Group III showed immediate improvement in ROM after each treatment. Patients in Group III also showed the greatest increase in muscular strength and the greatest decrease in disability after treatment and at the follow-ups. ESWT is better than pulse ultrasound in rehabilitation of patients with knee osteoarthritis and popliteal cyamella results in more functional improvements.

Keywords: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy; Osteoarthritis; Popliteal cyamella.

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Figure 1
(A) X‐ray of popliteal cyamella in knee OA, shown by black arrow; (B) MRI of cyamella of popliteal fossa in knee OA, shown by white arrow.
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Figure 2
Comparison of popliteal cyamella deposits before and after ESWT. (A1) Popliteal cyamella before treatment; (B1) 3 months later in the same patient. (A2) The cyamella with maximal length and maximal width in size (mm); (B2) the cyamella at follow‐up 3 months later.
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