Haupt G, Haupt A, Ekkernkamp A, Gerety B, Chvapil M
Department of Urology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany.
Urology. 1992 Jun;39(6):529-32. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(92)90009-l.
During the last decades the influence of physical factors on fracture healing has been widely described. With the use of shock waves for the treatment of urolithiasis, a new mechanical medium has been introduced into medicine. For the first time the influence of shock waves on fracture healing was studied in rats. With fractioned shock-wave treatment (5 times 100 shock waves at 14 or 18 kV) an enhancement in healing could be achieved.