Does extracorporeal shockwave therapy treat leg length discrepancy? an experimental animal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is widely used to treat musculoskeletal diseases, but its impact on adolescents with unhealed epiphyseal plates is concerning. It remains unclear whether ESWT applied to growth plates promotes or inhibits bone growth. Low energy ESWT does not cause damage of articular cartilage and promotes the growth of articular cartilage. Therefore, the application of ESWT to treat the leg length discrepancy is a possibleoption.

Methods

Here, the 96 adolescent rats were used to demonstrate that different levels of ESWT developed different effects on the epiphyseal plate and bone growth. The effects and safety of ESWT on the epiphyseal plate were measured at different energy levels of 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5 mJ/mm² with 800 impulses, 4 Hz at th

SUBMITTER: Jhan SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877862 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature