Nonoperative treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review

Table 6 Summary of ESWT combined with ECC and outcomes in identified studies

Study	Year	Intervention	LOE	Previous treatment	Follow-up (month)	Evaluation and outcome	Significance	Overall
Notarnicola	2013	ESWT (low energy)+ECC	2	None	6	VAS: 7.0 to 3.3	*	VAS: − 4.42VISA-A: 47.9 to 69.4 Satisfaction: 74.3%(84/113) AOFAS: 68.3 to 93.4
						AOFAS: 67.0 to 76.9	*
Pavone	2016	ESWT (low energy)+ECC	4	Failed	12	VAS: 7.6 to 1.9	*
						AOFAS: 71.4 to 91.3	*
						Satisfaction: 65%
Erroi	2017	ESWT (low energy)+exercise (include ECC)	3	Failed	6	VAS: 6.4 to 1.5	*
						VISA-A: 50.6 to 86.5	*
						Satisfaction: 87.5%
Wheeler	2019	ESWT (high energy)+exercise (include ECC)	4	NR	6	VAS: 6.5 to 2.0	*
						VISA-A: 28 to 60	*
						Satisfaction: 80%
						Self-reported worst pain: 8.0 to 5.0	*
						Self-reported stiffness: 6.0 to 3.0	*
						FAAM-ADL: 57% to 85%	*
						pD: 15 to 9.5	*
						EQ-5D(health): 70% to 85%	n.s.
						HADS (anxiety): 5.0 to 3.0	n.s.
						HADS (depression): 3.0 to 2.0	n.s.
Mansur	2019	ESWT (high energy)+ECC	3	NR	6	VAS: 5.3 to 3.2	*
						VISA-A: 49.1 to 62.6	*
						AOFAS: 63.6 to 77.2	*
						Satisfaction: 68.4%

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