Impaired tensile strength after shock-wave application in an animal model of tendon calcification

Extracorporeal shock-wave application facilitates dissolution of rotator cuff calcifications. Therefore, disappearance or disintegration of tendon calcifications by shock waves might be appropriate for any kind of tendon calcification. Here, shock waves with various energy flux densities were applie...

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Published inUltrasound in medicine & biology Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 665 - 671
Main Authors Maier, Markus, Saisu, Takashi, Beckmann, Johannes, Delius, Michael, Grimm, Fritz, Hupertz, Verena, Milz, Stefan, Nerlich, Andreas, Refior, Hans Juergen, Schmitz, Christoph, Ueberle, Friedrich, Weiler, Christoph, Messmer, Konrad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.05.2001
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Summary:Extracorporeal shock-wave application facilitates dissolution of rotator cuff calcifications. Therefore, disappearance or disintegration of tendon calcifications by shock waves might be appropriate for any kind of tendon calcification. Here, shock waves with various energy flux densities were applied to the mineralized medial gastrocnemius tendon of turkeys as an animal model. After application of shock waves in vivo, with energy flux density of 0.6 mJ/mm 2, histologic examination and microradiography did not show dissolution or disintegration of tendon calcifications. After shock-wave application in vitro, even for energy flux density of 1.2 mJ/mm 2 neither dissolution nor disintegration of tendon calcifications were observed. Biomechanical testing revealed significant impairment of tensile strength following shock-wave application in vitro, with energy flux density of 1.2 mJ/mm 2, but not with 0.6 mJ/mm 2. These results are important for considerations of clinical extracorporeal shock-wave application on tendon calcifications, as well as on tendon ossifications. (E-mail:markus.maier@ort.med.uni-muenchen.de)
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ISSN:0301-5629
1879-291X
DOI:10.1016/S0301-5629(01)00348-9