Autologous blood versus corticosteroid local injection in the short-term treatment of lateral elbow tendinopathy: A randomized clinical trial of efficacy

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 660-667

  Kazemi, Marzieh ^a   Azma, Kamran ^a   Tavana, Behrooz ^a   Rezaiee Moghaddam, Farid ^a   Panahi, Ali ^a  

^a AJA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autologous Blood; Corticosteroid Injection; Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy; Lateral Epicondylitis; Tennis Elbow

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENNIS ELBOW;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 77955050635     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181ddcb31     Document Type: Article

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