Botulinum toxin A injection for chronic tennis elbow - A potential new mode of treatment

Pain Clinic

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-138

  Placzek, Richard ^a,b   Lindner, Mirja S ^a   Deuretzbacher, Georg ^a   Meiss, A Ludwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin A; Injection; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TENNIS ELBOW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 21744448675     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568569053749949     Document Type: Article

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