Use of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for the Management of Bone Pathologies: A Systematic Review
The limited high-level studies suggest ESWT may offer an effective noninvasive treatment of most bone pathologies with favorable safety profile. Additional high-quality studies particularly in BSI may inform use of ESWT for bone pathologies.
Authors
- Marci Goolsby
- Lauren Prisco
- Adam Sebastian Tenforde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3966-8070)
- Olivia Lynch
- Eric Zhao
- Jennifer S. Hoo
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000001404
- Primary Topic
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00