Inefficacy of ultrasound-guided local injections of autologous conditioned plasma for recent epicondylitis: Results of a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial with one-year follow-up

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 279-285

  Montalvan, Bernard ^a   Le Goux, Patrick ^a   Klouche, Shahnaz ^a   Borgel, Delphine ^a   Hardy, Philippe ^a,b   Breban, Maxime ^a,b  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Infiltration; Lateral humeral epicondylitis; Platelet rich plasma; Randomized control trial; Treatment; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INJECTION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYRINGE; TENNIS ELBOW; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; ULTRASOUND GUIDED LOCAL INJECTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84961912421     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev326     Document Type: Article

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