USG-guided injection of corticosteroid for lateral epicondylitis does not improve clinical outcomes: a prospective randomised study

Gulabi D., Uysal M. A., Akca A., Colak I., Cecen G. S., Gumustas S.

ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY, cilt.137, sa.5, ss.601-606, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 137 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00402-017-2657-3
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.601-606
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lateral epicondylitis, Corticosteroid injection, Ultrasound-guided, PLATELET-RICH PLASMA, CONTROLLED-TRIAL, TENNIS ELBOW, NETWORK METAANALYSIS, PHYSIOTHERAPY, THERAPIES
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Corticosteroid injection used to be the treatment of choice for lateral epicondylitis. Most injections are performed blindly. In the blinded technique, it could be difficult to determine the exact pathological localisation. The purpose of this single-blinded, randomised controlled clinical study was to compare the clinical therapeutic effects of blinded and USG-guided corticosteroid injection therapy in lateral epicondylitis.