Abstract:[Objective] To investigate the efficacy of different extracorporeal shock wave therapies (ESWTs) in the treatment of deep, relatively deep and superficial fracture nonunion, and explore relative impacting factors. [Methods] From November 2011 to September 2022, a total 87 patients received ESWTs, including focused ESWT (fESWT) used for deep fracture nonunion, fESWT combined with radial ESWT (rESWT), (f- rWSWT) for relatively deeper nonunion, and rESWT for superficial nonunion. The fracture nonunion healing was ob- served and the related factors affecting the healing rate were analyzed. [Results] No adverse events occurred in 87 patients during treat- ment. At the last follow- up, the deep bone nonunion healed in 24 cases (75.0%), while relatively deeper nonunion healed in 36 cases (78.3%), and superficial nonunion healed in 7 cases (77.8%). There were no statistically significant differences in age, sex, bone nonunion type, clinical healing time and healing rate at different time points on images among the three groups based on treatment methods (P> 0.05). According to whether the patients had achieved nonunion healed on images at the last follow-up, the healed group were significantly young- er in age than the non-healed group [(34.3±10.5) years vs (40.5±10.1) years, P=0.042], the healed group got significantly more times of treatment than the non-healed group [(22.6±9.8) times vs (8.3±3.6) time, P=0.011], despite insignificant differences between the two groups in gender, type of bone nonunion and interval between diagnosis and first treatment (P>0.05). As results of multivariate logistic regression, the age was a negative factor for nonunion healing (OR=0.920, P=0.040), while the treatment times of ESWT was a positive factor for non- union healing (OR=1.125, P=0.004). [Conclusion] The individualized ESWT based on depth of fracture nonunion site, does obtain satisfac- tory curative effect. Treatment times and age are important factors impacting ESWT treatment of fracture nonunion.