Efficacy and safety of corticosteroid injections and other injections for management of tendinopathy: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

The Lancet

Volumn 376, Issue 9754, 2010, Pages 1751-1767

  Coombes, Brooke K ^a   Bisset, Leanne ^b,c   Vicenzino, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; APROTININ; BETAMETHASONE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NAPROXEN; PLACEBO; POLIDOCANOL; PRILOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; SCLEROSING AGENT; TENOXICAM; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EPICONDYLITIS; EXERCISE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDINITIS; TENDON RUPTURE; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 78650205262     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61160-9     Document Type: Article

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