Randomized prospective evaluation of injection techniques for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis

Orthopedics

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Bellapianta, Joseph ^a   Swartz, Francesca ^a   Lisella, Jordan ^b   Czajka, John ^b   Neff, Ryan ^a   Uhl, Richard ^b  

^a Plancher Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LIDOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND SCORE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELBOW JOINT; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 81255192220     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20110922-13     Document Type: Article

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