Treatment of lateral epicondilitis using three different local injection modalities: a randomized prospective clinical trial.

Autor: Dogramaci Y; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, 31100 Antakya, Hatay, Turkey. yunus_latif@yahoo.com, Kalaci A, Savaş N, Duman IG, Yanat AN
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery [Arch Orthop Trauma Surg] 2009 Oct; Vol. 129 (10), pp. 1409-14. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Feb 14.
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-0832-x
Abstrakt: Background: To determine the effectiveness of three different local injection modalities in the treatment of lateral epicondilitis.
Methods: In a prospective randomized study on lateral epicondilitis, 75 patients were divided into three equal groups A, B and C (n = 25) and were treated using three different method of local injection. The patients in group A were treated with local injection of a steroid (1 mL triamcinolone) combined with local anaesthetic (1 mL lidocaine), those in group B were treated with injection of local anaesthetic (1 mL lidocaine) combined with peppering technique and those in group C with local injection of a steroid (1 mL triamcinolone) combined with local anaesthetic (1 mL lidocaine) and peppering technique. The outcome was defined by measuring the elbow pain during the activity using a 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS) and satisfaction with the treatment using a scoring system based on the criteria of the Verhaar et al. at 3 weeks and 6 months after the injection and compared with the pre-treatment condition.
Results: There were significant (P = 0.006) differences in the successful outcomes between the three groups at 6 months. In group C in which local steroid + peppering injection technique were used; excellent results were obtained in 84% of patients comparing to 36% and 48% for patients in groups A and B, respectively. The successful outcomes were statistically higher in group C comparing to group A (P = 0.002) and group B (P = 0.011). In all groups, there was a significantly lower pain (VAS) at the 3-week and 6-month follow-ups comparing to the pre-treatment condition. VAS measured at 6-month follow-up were significantly lower in group C comparing to other groups (P = 0.002).
Conclusion: In the treatment of lateral epicondilitis, combination of corticosteroid injections with peppering is more effective than corticosteroid injections or peppering injections alone and produces better clinical results.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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