Elbow Tendinopathy and Tendon Ruptures: Epicondylitis, Biceps and Triceps Ruptures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 566-576

  Rineer, Craig A ^a   Ruch, David S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biceps; Epicondylitis; tendon rupture; tennis elbow; triceps

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARM INJURY; ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE TENDON RUPTURE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BRACE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG RESPONSE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPICONDYLITIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONTOPHORESIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOSTOSIS; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON SURGERY; TENNIS ELBOW; TENODESIS; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE TENDON RUPTURE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TENNIS ELBOW; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 60849094458     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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