Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) Minimizes Ischemic Tissue Necrosis Irrespective of Application Time and Promotes Tissue Revascularization by Stimulating Angiogenesis

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Authors

Rainer Mittermayr · Unfallkrankenhaus Meidling

Joachim Hartinger · Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology

Vlado Antonic · Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Alexandra Meinl · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Sabine Pfeifer · Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology

Alexander Stojadinovic · Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Abstract

Shock wave preconditioning and treatment postischemic insult improves skin flap survival through neovascularization and early upregulation of angiogenesis-related growth factors.

Topics & Keywords

Tendon Structure and Treatment Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Wound Healing and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 253, Issue 5, pp. 1024-1032

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3182121d6e

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