RESUMEN

Nonunion remains a major complication after skeletal trauma. In the last decade, extracorporeal shock wave therapy has become a common tool for the treatment of delayed unions or non-unions. With the help of a review of the literature, the current author gave an overview of indications, choices of devices, success rates and complications for ESWT in the treatment of non-unions. The conceivable mechanism was also outlined.

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Fracturas no Consolidadas/terapia , Ondas de Choque de Alta Energía/uso terapéutico , Animales , Curación de Fractura/fisiología , Humanos