Table 1.
Literature review and summary of extracorporeal shock wave therapy treatment of clavicle nonunion/delayed union/pseudoarthrosis (to April 6, 2021)
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Ref.
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Study type
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Clavicle cases/total cases
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Initial fracture treatment
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Device
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Energy level
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Sessions
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Outcome
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| Moretti et al[29], 2009 | Retrospective case series | NM/204 | NM | Minilith SL1 (Storz) | 0.22-1.10 mJ/mm2 | NM | Positive |
| Carfagni et al[31], 2011 | Retrospective case series | 3/93 | NM | Duolith (Storz), Modulith SLK (Storz) | 0.20-0.55 mJ/mm2 | 4-5 | NM |
| Vulpiani et al[30], 2012 | Prospective cohort study | 6/143 | Conservative treatment and Internal fixation | Modulith SLK (Storz) | 0.25-0.84 mJ/mm2 | 3-5 | NM |
| Alkhawashki[28], 2015 | Retrospective case series | 1/49 | Conservative treatment | OssaTron (HMT) | 26 KV | 1 | Positive |
| Kertzman et al[7], 2017 | Retrospective case series | 1/22 | Internal fixation | Swiss DolorClast (EMS) | 0.18 mJ/mm2 | 2 | Negative |
NM: Not mentioned.