Autologous blood versus corticosteroid local injection in the short-term treatment of lateral elbow tendinopathy: a randomized clinical trial of efficacy
| Autor: | Kamran Azma, Marzieh Kazemi, Ali Panahi, Behrooz Tavana, Farid Rezaiee Moghaddam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Blood transfusion medicine.drug_class medicine.medical_treatment Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Methylprednisolone law.invention Injections Intra-Articular Grip strength Blood Transfusion Autologous Randomized controlled trial law Adrenal Cortex Hormones Hand strength Tennis elbow Medicine Outpatient clinic Humans Single-Blind Method Pain Measurement Hand Strength business.industry Rehabilitation Tennis Elbow Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Corticosteroid Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | American journal of physical medicinerehabilitation. 89(8) |
| ISSN: | 1537-7385 |
| Popis: | Objective: To compare local corticosteroid with autologous blood injections for the short-term treatment of lateral elbow tendinopathy. Design: A single blind, randomized clinical trial was performed in an outpatient clinic at a university hospital. Sixty patients aged 27—64 yrs with a new episode of tennis elbow were recruited. Thirty patients were randomized to methylprednisolone and 30 to autologous blood group over 1 yr. Severity of pain within last 24 hrs; limb function; pain and strength in maximum grip; disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand quick questionnaire (Quick DASH) scores; modified Nirschl scores; and pressure pain threshold were evaluated before injection and at 4 and 8 wks after injection. We analyzed our data with the X 2 and t test. Results: Within-group analyses showed better results for autologous blood (all P values |
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