The effect of high-energy extracorporeal
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Susanne Mayer-Wagner; Judith Ernst; Markus Maier; Matthias Chiquet; Helga Joos;
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Article
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2010
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract The aim of this study was to determine if extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in vivo affects the structural integrity of articular cartilage. A single bout of ESWT (1500 shock waves of 0.5 mJ/mm^2^) was applied to femoral heads of 18 adult SpragueβDawley rats. Two shamβtreated ani