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| Author | Publication year | Country | Language | Sample size | Control group | Experimental group | Outcome measures | Follow-up time | Type of OA | Type of ESWT |
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| Ediz | 2018 | Turkey | English | 73 | Placebo | ESWT 2 times/week
Total of 5 weeks | VAS, WOMAC | 6 M | Knee | Focused ESWT |
| Ioppolo | 2018 | Rome | English | 58 | HA (3 injections of 0.5 cm3 HA)
1 time/week
Total of 3 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 3 weeks | VAS | 3 M | Carpometacarpal joint | Focused ESWT |
| Lee | 2017 | Korea | English | 61 | HA (1 injection of 2 mL of HA) 1 time/week
Total of 3 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 3 weeks | VAS, WOMAC | 3 M | Knee | Focused ESWT |
| Lizis | 2017 | Poland | English | 40 | KIN 1 time/week
Total of 3 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 5 weeks | WOMAC | 5 W | Knee | Unmentioned |
| Zhao | 2013 | China | English | 70 | Placebo | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS, WOMAC | 3 M | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Liu Y | 2016 | China | Chinese | 86 | Placebo | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 8 weeks | VAS, WOMAC | 3 M | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Liu MY | 2017 | China | Chinese | 158 | Medication (celecoxib) oral 200 mg qd
4 weeks | ESWT
1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS, WOMAC | 3 M | Knee | Unmentioned |
| Zhang | 2017 | China | Chinese | 106 | Ultrasound 5 times/week
Total of 4 weeks | ESWT 1 time/5 days
Total of 5 times | VAS | 1 M | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Zheng | 2016 | China | Chinese | 48 | Medication (celecoxib) oral 200 mg qd
4 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS, WOMAC | 1 M | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Liu WT | 2017 | China | Chinese | 58 | Acupotomy surgery | ESWT
1 time/5 days
Total of 6 times | WOMAC | 5 W | Knee | Unmentioned |
| ZhaoAQ | 2016 | China | Chinese | 60 | Placebo | ESWT
1 time/week
Total of 8 weeks | VAS, WOMAC | 2 M | Knee | Unmentioned |
| Wu | 2014 | China | Chinese | 53 | Medication (toricoxi) oral 60 mg qd
4 weeks | ESWT
1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS | 6 W | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Chen | 2014 | China | English | 120 | Placebo
Ultrasound 3 times/week
Total of 8 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 6 weeks | VAS | 2 M | Knee | Focused ESWT |
| Lee JH | 2017 | Korea | English | 20 | Placebo | ESWT 3 times/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | 1 M | Knee | Focused ESWT |
| Zhong | 2019 | China | English | 63 | Placebo | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | 3 M | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Wang | 2016 | China | Chinese | 78 | Massage manipulation 1 time/2 days
10 weeks | ESWT 1 time/5 days
Total of 5 weeks | WOMAC | 3 M | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Zhong | 2018 | China | Chinese | 63 | Placebo | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | 5 W | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Xie | 2019 | China | Chinese | 60 | Fumigation bid 3 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS | 3 M | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Su | 2018 | China | Chinese | 160 | HA (1 injection of 2 mL of HA) 1 time/week
Total of 5 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 5 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | 5 W | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Su | 2019 | China | Chinese | 120 | PRP (1 injection of 4 mL of PRP) 1 time/week
Total of 5 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 5 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | 5 W | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Qi | 2015 | China | Chinese | 60 | Acupoint moxibustion qd
4 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | WOMAC | 6 M | Knee | Focused ESWT |
| Yang | 2017 | China | Chinese | 86 | Fumigation qd
16 days | ESWT 1 time/5 days
Total of 4 weeks | WOMAC | After treatment | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Liu ZC | 2019 | China | Chinese | 77 | HA (1 injection of 2.5 mL of HA) 1 time/week
Total of 5 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 5 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | 5 W | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Wu TY | 2018 | China | Chinese | 100 | Medication (celecoxib) oral 200 mg qd
4 weeks | ESWT
1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | After treatment | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Cai | 2018 | China | Chinese | 90 | HA (1 injection of z.5 mL of HA)
1 time/week
Total of 5 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 5 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | 3 M | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Wei | 2018 | China | Chinese | 40 | Massage manipulation 3 times/week
Total of 4 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | 6 W | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Cho | 2016 | Korea | English | 18 | Placebo | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 3 weeks | VAS | 1 W | Knee | Focused ESWT |
| Liu YX | 2018 | China | Chinese | 72 | HA (1 injection of 20 mg of HA)
1 time/week
Total of 2 months | ESWT 2 times/week
Total of 2 months | VAS
WOMAC | 2 M | Knee | Unmentioned |
| Liu BZ | 2019 | China | Chinese | 63 | Placebo | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | 3 M | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Elerian | 2016 | Egypt | English | 60 | Placebo corticosteroid injection 1 time/month
Total of 2 months | ESWT
1 time/week
Total of 3 weeks | VAS
WOMAC | 2 M | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Liu WF | 2019 | China | Chinese | 66 | Medication (celecoxib) oral 200 mg qd
4 weeks | ESWT 1 time/week
Total of 4 weeks | VAS | After treatment | Knee | Radial ESWT |
| Dou | 2016 | China | Chinese | 121 | Ultrasound | ESWT | WOMAC | 1 M | Knee | Focused ESWT |
1 time/2 days for first two intervals
1 time/3 days for 2nd to 6th intervals
1 time/4 days for 6th to 8th intervals |
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