Radiofrequency microtenotomy: A promising method for treatment of recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1960-1965

  Meknas, Khaled ^a,b   Odden Miland, Åshild ^a,b   Mercer, James B ^a,b   Castillejo, Miguel ^a   Johansen, Oddmund ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epicondylitis; Infrared thermography; Microtenotomy; Tendinosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY MICROTENOTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TENNIS ELBOW; TENOTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIO WAVES; TENNIS ELBOW; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 52149087673     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508318045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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