Corticosteroid injections for lateral epicondylitis: A systematic review

Pain

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 23-40

  Smidt, Nynke ^a   Assendelft, Willem J J ^a   Van der Windt, Daniëlle A W M ^a   Hay, Elaine M ^b   Buchbinder, Rachelle ^c   Bouter, Lex M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lateral epicondylitis; Randomised controlled trials; Steroids injections; Systematic review; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; NAPROXEN; PRILOCAINE; PROCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK; SKIN ATROPHY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 0036220938     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00388-8     Document Type: Article

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