Extracorporeal shockwave therapy shows time-dependent chondroprotective effects in osteoarthritis of the knee in rats - Wang, Ching-Jen; Sun, Yi-Chih; Wong, To; Hsu, Shan-Ling; Chou, Wen-Yi; Chang, Hsueh-Wen (The Journal of surgical research, 2012)
Keywords: Animals; Anterior Cruciate Ligament - physiology; Anterior Cruciate Ligament - surgery; Articular cartilage; Biomarkers - metabolism; Bone and Bones - physiology; Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 - metabolism; Bone Remodeling - physiology; Cartilage, Articular - physiology; Disease Models, Animal; High-Energy Shock Waves - therapeutic use; Knee; Male; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - prevention & control; Osteoarthritis, Knee - therapy; Osteocalcin - metabolism; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Shockwave; Subchondral bone; Surgery; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - metabolism; Wound Healing - physiology; Knee; Shockwave; Articular cartilage; Subchondral bone; Osteoarthritis