Clinical and Ultrasonographic Results of Ultrasonographically Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Lesioning in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Lateral Epicondylitis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2429-2435

  Lin, Cheng Li ^a,b   Lee, Jung Shun ^a   Su, Wei Ren ^a   Kuo, Li Chieh ^c   Tai, Ta Wei ^a   Jou, I Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

lateral epicondylitis; radiofrequency thermal lesioning; tennis elbow; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELBOW; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80155151825     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511417096     Document Type: Article

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