Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 397-409 , March 2010

Shock Waves in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Myositis Ossificans

  • Paolo Buselli

      Affiliations

    • Shock Wave Therapy Division, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation, Hospital of Lodi (LO), Lodi, Italy
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  • Valeria Coco

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation, Hospital of Acireale (CT), Acireale, Italy
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  • Angela Notarnicola

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Methodology and Surgical Techniques, Orthopedics Section, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Angela Notarnicola, Department of Clinical Methodology and Surgical Techniques, Orthopedics Section, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of University of Bari, General Hospital, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
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  • Sara Messina

      Affiliations

    • Shock Wave Therapy Division, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation, Hospital of Lodi (LO), Lodi, Italy
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  • Raoul Saggini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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  • Silvio Tafuri

      Affiliations

    • Hygiene Section, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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  • Lorenzo Moretti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Methodology and Surgical Techniques, Orthopedics Section, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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  • Biagio Moretti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Methodology and Surgical Techniques, Orthopedics Section, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of University of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy

Received 3 July 2009 ,Revised 6 November 2009 ,Accepted 21 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.11.007

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 397-409 , March 2010

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