Evaluation of injection techniques in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis: A prospective randomized clinical trial

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-29

  Okçu, Güvenir ^a   Erkan, Serkan ^a   Entürk, Mehmet ^a   Özalp, R Taçkin ^a   Yercan, H Serhat ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

"Peppering" technique; Extensor muscle; Lateral epicondylitis; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BETAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861925869     PISSN: 1017995X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2012.2577     Document Type: Article

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