Ongoing positive effect of platelet-rich plasma versus corticosteroid injection in lateral epicondylitis: A double-blind randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1200-1208

  Gosens, Taco ^a   Peerbooms, Joost C ^b   Van Laar, Wilbert ^b   Den Oudsten, Brenda L ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

corticosteroids; disability; lateral epicondylitis; pain; platelet rich plasma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENNIS ELBOW; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957612332     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510397173     Document Type: Article

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