Protective effects of extracorporeal shockwave on rat chondrocytes and temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis; preclinical evaluation with in vivo 99mTc-HDP SPECT and ex vivo micro-CT

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been shown to have chondroprotective effects on arthritic diseases. We investigated the effects of ESWT on temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA) using rat chondrocytes and TMJOA rat models.

Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - July 15, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Young-Hwa Kim, Ji-In Bang, Hye-Jin Son, Yemi Kim, JiHoi Kim, Hasuk Bae, Soo Jeong Han, Hai-Jeon Yoon, Bom Sahn Kim Source Type: research