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Letter to Editor: The use of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head (AVNFH): a retrospective study

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  1. School of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, 272067, Shandong, China

    Jingzhi Wang

  2. Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, 272029, Shandong, China

    Caining Wen & Yuanmin Zhang

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Jingzhi Wang wrote the article, Caining Wen and Yuanmin Zhang revised the manuscript.

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Wang, J., Wen, C. & Zhang, Y. Letter to Editor: The use of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head (AVNFH): a retrospective study. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 47, 3107–3108 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-023-05929-0

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