Sonographically guided percutaneous needle tenotomy for treatment of common extensor tendinosis in the elbow: Is a corticosteroid necessary?

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1137-1144

  McShane, John M ^a   Shah, Vinil N ^b   Nazarian, Levon N ^b  

^a McShane Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; BIOMINERALIZATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; NEEDLES; PATIENT TREATMENT; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; TELEPHONE SETS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADVERSE EVENTS; FOLLOW UP; KEY WORDS; LOCAL ANESTHETICS; SONOGRAPHIC; TENDINOSIS;

TENDONS;

CORTICOSTEROID; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELBOW DISEASE; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; TENDINITIS; TENOTOMY;

EID: 48949102122     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.8.1137     Document Type: Article

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