Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy combined with sodium hyaluronate in treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and Meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: Medium to low quality evidence showed that ESWT combined with HA offers an inexpensive, well-tolerated, safe, and effective method to improve pain and functionality in patients with KOA. However, tightly controlled, randomized, large multicenter trials are warranted to validate the current findings.PMID:38504530 | PMC:PMC10927402 | DOI:10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20231226.002
Source: Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Zhou Mingwang Dong Zhuanli Wei Changhao Feng Lufang Wang Xiaoping Liu Haiping J I Xing Yang Kehu L I Shenghua Source Type: research
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