The effects of radial shock waves on the metabolism of equine cartilage explantsin vitro

Abstract

Radial shock waves impact the metabolism of GAG in chondrocytes in equine articular cartilage. Further studies will be required to fully investigate the impact of this effect on the health of joints, and to elucidate the clinical impact.

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“…Also the stimulation with radial waves would appear to be able to determine the biological and therapeutic effects, notwithstanding the physical differences between the radial wave and the shock wave. This is consistent with the new recent experiences on the biological effects and the therapeutic potential of different mechanical stimulations, from mechano-transduction to vibration 9,25,26 . The applications of shock waves in the treatment of cartilage and osteoarthritis will represent the next frontier, after wide spread application of this therapy in tendon pathologies [27][28][29] .…”

“…The second aim of the work was to analyze the effects of the SW on the cartilage. In the animal model it was verified that the application of SW does not induce pathological changes in the articular cartilage 9,11,13,19,20 . Furthermore, SW improves joint function, reduces inflammatory cytokines which are responsible for osteoarthritic degeneration and enhances the recovery effects 13 .…”

Chondrocytes treated with different shock wave devices

“…Also the stimulation with radial waves would appear to be able to determine the biological and therapeutic effects, notwithstanding the physical differences between the radial wave and the shock wave. This is consistent with the new recent experiences on the biological effects and the therapeutic potential of different mechanical stimulations, from mechano-transduction to vibration 9,25,26 . The applications of shock waves in the treatment of cartilage and osteoarthritis will represent the next frontier, after wide spread application of this therapy in tendon pathologies [27][28][29] .…”

“…In the animal model it was verified that the application of SW does not induce pathological changes in the articular cartilage 9,11,13,19,20 . Furthermore, SW improves joint function, reduces inflammatory cytokines which are responsible for osteoarthritic degeneration and enhances the recovery effects 13 .…”

“…The application in the cartilage diseases, as osteoarthritis, is still preliminary. Only a few clinical and experimental researches have studied the effects of the shock waves and the radial waves on chondrocytes and articular cartilage in the human model [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] .…”