Sonographic-guided injection of corticosteroid in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-58

  Unlu, Zeliha ^a,b   Tarhan, Serdar ^a   Ovali, Gulgun Yilmaz ^a   Pabuscu, Yuksel ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Lateral epicondylitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TENNIS ELBOW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 61649103777     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10582450802679995     Document Type: Article

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