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Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of finger tenosynovitis (trigger digit)

Nikos Malliaropoulos1 Sports and Exercise Medicine, Thessaloniki Musculoskeletal Clinic;2 Thessaloniki National Track and Field Centre, Sports Medicine Clinic of S.E.G.A.S., Thessaloniki, Greece;3 European Sports Care;4 Department of Rheumatology, Sports Clinic, Barts Health NHS Trust;5 Centre for Sports & Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

Rosanna Jury1 Sports and Exercise Medicine, Thessaloniki Musculoskeletal Clinic;2 Thessaloniki National Track and Field Centre, Sports Medicine Clinic of S.E.G.A.S., Thessaloniki, Greece;5 Centre for Sports & Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

Debasish Pyne3 European Sports Care;4 Department of Rheumatology, Sports Clinic, Barts Health NHS Trust;5 Centre for Sports & Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

Nat Padhiar3 European Sports Care;5 Centre for Sports & Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

Jennifer Turner6 Healthcare Group Guernsey, Guernsey

Vasileios Korakakis3 European Sports Care;7 Aspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar

Maria Meke1 Sports and Exercise Medicine, Thessaloniki Musculoskeletal Clinic

Heinz Lohrer3 European Sports Care;8 European SportsCare Network (ESN), Zentrum für Sportorthopädie, Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt, Germany

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Table 1 Characteristics of patients and trigger digits receiving radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy

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Figure 1 Research study design and stages.

Notes: Unidirectional arrows indicate the sequential stages of the study. Bidirectional arrows indicate that correlation between variables was examined
Abbreviations: rESWT, radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy; VAS, visual analog scale.

Figure 2 Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy mean impulses, mean pressure, mean frequency per session, and number of digits (fingers or thumbs) contributing to each successive session.

Table 2 Roles and Maudsley score functional radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy treatment results

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Figure 3 Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy mean VAS reduction and average pain level at follow-up time intervals.

Abbreviation: VAS, visual analog scale.

Table 3 Visual analog scale (VAS) scores means, standard deviation, and variance at baseline and follow-up

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Figure 4 Pre-radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy symptoms duration versus the number of sessions required.

Abbreviation: rESWT, radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy.

Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of finger tenosynovitis (trigger digit)

Table 1 Characteristics of patients and trigger digits receiving radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Table 2 Roles and Maudsley score functional radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy treatment results

Table 3 Visual analog scale (VAS) scores means, standard deviation, and variance at baseline and follow-up

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Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of finger tenosynovitis (trigger digit)

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Table 1 Characteristics of patients and trigger digits receiving radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Table 2 Roles and Maudsley score functional radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy treatment results

Table 3 Visual analog scale (VAS) scores means, standard deviation, and variance at baseline and follow-up

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