Conservative and surgical treatment of tennis elbow: A study of outcome

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 568-572

  Thurston, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Lateral humeral epicondylitis; Steroids; Surgery; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031857544     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb02102.x     Document Type: Article

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