Injection of Dexamethasone Versus Placebo for Lateral Elbow Pain: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 909-919

  Lindenhovius, Anneluuk ^a   Henket, Marjolijn ^a   Gilligan, Brendan P ^a   Lozano Calderon, Santiago ^a   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; dexamethasone; injection; lateral elbow pain; placebo

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELBOW PAIN; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE DISCOLORATION; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DEXAMETHASONE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 47649106334     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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