Injection of autologous blood versus corticosteroid for lateral epicondylitis: A randomised controlled study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 333-337

  Arik, Hasan Onur ^a   Kose, Ozkan ^b   Guler, Ferhat ^b   Deniz, Gokmen ^c   Egerci, Omer Faruk ^b   Ucar, Mehmet ^d  

^a Yozgat State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Division of Neonatology   (Turkey)

^c MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d BOZOK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood; Steroids; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENNIS ELBOW;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 84930907603     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: 23094990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/230949901402200313     Document Type: Article

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