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. 1993 Sep-Oct;131(5):470-3.
doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1040056.

[Initial experiences with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in treatment of tendinosis calcarea of the shoulder]

[Article in German]
M Loew  1 , W Jurgowski
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[Initial experiences with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in treatment of tendinosis calcarea of the shoulder]

[Article in German]
M Loew et al. Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb. 1993 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

In a prospective investigation the use of high energetic shock waves for treatment of chronical painful calcareous tendinitis of the shoulder was examined in a pilot group of 5 patients. The deposits were localized by sonography. Immediately after treatment 1 patient felt complete release of pain, the calcium deposit had disappeared on the x-ray control one day after treatment. In 3 cases pain release and elimination of the calcification appeared during 6 weeks after treatment. One patient showed only radiological disintegration of the calcification with no release of pain.

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