Journal of wound care
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Journal of wound care · Nov 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialExtracorporeal shockwave therapy in the treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers: a prospective randomised trial.
To investigate the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) on healing chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). ⋯ This randomised study indicates a potential beneficial effect of ESWT on ulcer healing as well as tissue oxygenation. Owing to weaknesses of the study and the fact that ulcer healing was not significantly improved in the intervention group compared with the control group, a larger randomised trial with blinded design is suggested.