Efficacy of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy for fabella syndrome

Larisa Ryskalin^{1

2}, Federica Fulceri¹, Gabriele Morucci^{1

2}, Francesco Busoni², Paola Soldani^{1

2}, Marco Gesi^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
² Center for Rehabilitative Medicine "Sport and Anatomy", University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Case Reports

Larisa Ryskalin et al. PM R. 2024 Oct.

. 2024 Oct;16(10):1165-1167.

doi: 10.1002/pmrj.13165. Epub 2024 Apr 15.

Larisa Ryskalin^{1

2}, Federica Fulceri¹, Gabriele Morucci^{1

2}, Francesco Busoni², Paola Soldani^{1

2}, Marco Gesi^{1

2}

¹ Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
² Center for Rehabilitative Medicine "Sport and Anatomy", University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

No abstract available

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