Autologous tenocyte injection for the treatment of severe, chronic resistant lateral epicondylitis: A pilot study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2925-2932

  Wang, Allan ^a,b   Breidahl, William ^b,c   Mackie, Katherine E ^b   Lin, Zhen ^b   Qin, An ^b   Chen, Jimin ^b   Zheng, Ming H ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Perth Radiological Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

cell therapy; lateral epicondylitis; tendinopathy; tendon regeneration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CELL THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOLOGY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TENDON REGENERATION; TENNIS ELBOW; TRANSPLANTATION;

CELL THERAPY; LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON REGENERATION;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; AUTOGRAFTS; ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 84889014008     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513504285     Document Type: Article

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