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Focused extracorporeal shock waves (ESW) are used to soothe local juxta-ar-ticular, ligamental and tendinal pain or to treat pseudarthrosis (2, 3, 7, 15). Discussions dealing with the mode of action of ESW generally distinguish between two different mechanisms (2, 4, 14, 16, 20): pressure and tractive forces when the impedance changes between two different mediums on the one hand and the phenomenon of cavitation on the other hand. Cavitation is characterized by nondirectional forces being set free as a result of the adia-batic deformation and change in volume of gas bubbles. These forces lead to microstructural changes of membranes and mitochondria.
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Lohse-Busch, H., Kraemer, M., Reime, U. (1998). The Use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Fronts for Treatment of Muscle Dysfunction of Various Etiologies: An Overview of First Results. In: Siebert, W., Buch, M. (eds) Extracorporeal Shock Waves in Orthopaedics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80427-4_14
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