Elbow Tendinopathy

11/01/1997 - "The efficacy of an injection of steroids for medial epicondylitis. "
06/01/2023 - "Is Ultrasound (US)-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection More Efficacious as a Treatment Modality for Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy Than US-Guided Steroid Injection?: A Prospective Triple-Blinded Study with Midterm Follow-up."
11/01/1997 - "We believe that the improvement observed in both groups primarily reflects the natural history of the disorder, and we conclude that the local injection of steroids provides only short-term benefits in the treatment of medial epicondylitis."
02/01/1997 - "Ulnar nerve injury at the elbow after steroid injection for medial epicondylitis."
10/01/2012 - "To evaluate the effectiveness of initial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for patients newly diagnosed with lateral or medial epicondylitis, compared to local steroid injection. "

08/01/2010 - "Autologous blood versus corticosteroid local injection in the short-term treatment of lateral elbow tendinopathy: a randomized clinical trial of efficacy."
01/01/2022 - "It remains unknown if a corticosteroid injection (CSI) or tendon needling (TN) combined with heavy slow resistance (HSR) training is superior to HSR alone in treating lateral elbow tendinopathy. "
08/01/2010 - "To compare local corticosteroid with autologous blood injections for the short-term treatment of lateral elbow tendinopathy. "
08/01/2011 - "Skin and subcutanous fat atrophy after corticosteroid injection for medial epicondylitis."
01/01/2022 - "Effects of Heavy Slow Resistance Training Combined With Corticosteroid Injections or Tendon Needling in Patients With Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: A 3-Arm Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Study."

04/23/2019 - "To determine the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) compared to lidocaine as a tenotomy adjuvant for people with elbow tendinopathy. "
04/23/2019 - "Our study was a parallel-group, double-blind, randomized trial involving 71 patients with recalcitrant elbow tendinopathy who received two sessions of ultrasound-guided tenotomy with either PRP or lidocaine in a tertiary public hospital. "

01/01/2021 - "Six papers dealt with elbow tendinopathies: three studies described the use of MSCs either with or without surgery, reporting significant clinical improvement and three studies analyzed the use of different types of cells (collagen-producing cells and autologous tenocytes) and, even in this case, clinical improvement was reported. "

01/01/2016 - "Efficacy of betamethasone valerate medicated plaster on painful chronic elbow tendinopathy: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial."
01/01/2016 - "to investigate the efficacy and safety of a medicated plaster containing betamethasone valerate (BMV) 2.25 mg in patients with chronic elbow tendinopathy. "

12/01/2022 - "Low-Load Resistance Training With Blood Flow Restriction Is Effective for Managing Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial."
12/01/2022 - "OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction (LLRT-BFR) when compared to LLRT with sham-BFR in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET). "

05/01/2023 - "Pain-free grip strength in individuals with lateral elbow tendinopathy: Between- and within-session reliability of one versus three trials."
08/01/2023 - "Tensioned multidirectional elastic tape may not immediately improve pain-free grip strength or pressure pain threshold in our lateral elbow tendinopathy population; however, individual variation may exist."
05/01/2023 - "Pain-free grip strength is an important outcome measure in lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET); yet, the reliability and minimum detectable change (MDC) in functional positions are unknown. "
07/01/2021 - "Pain-free grip (PFG) force is commonly used to monitor treatment outcomes in lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET); however, it is unclear whether changes in forearm and elbow position affect PFG force values. "
07/01/2021 - "Upper limb position affects pain-free grip strength in individuals with lateral elbow tendinopathy."

09/01/2011 - "Growth factor-based therapies provide additional benefit beyond physical therapy in resistant elbow tendinopathy: a prospective, single-blind, randomised trial of autologous blood injections versus platelet-rich plasma injections."

01/01/2006 - "A controlled clinical pilot trial to study the effectiveness of ice as a supplement to the exercise programme for the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy."
01/01/2006 - "The use of ice as a supplement to an exercise programme has been recommended for the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET). "

10/25/2023 - "Clinical efficacy of botulinum toxin in lateral elbow tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials."
10/25/2023 - "The MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched until March 2023 for randomized controlled trials reporting the effects of botulinum toxin injections on lateral elbow tendinopathy. "
10/25/2023 - "Botulinum toxin injections for lateral elbow tendinopathy have been used as an alternative therapeutic option. "
10/25/2023 - "We aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy (based on pain and grip strength) and adverse events of botulinum toxin on lateral elbow tendinopathy. "

07/01/2018 - "Lateral elbow tendinopathy showed an improvement in most of the high-level studies, but the lack of proven superiority with respect to the more simple whole-blood injections still questions its use in the clinical practice. "
06/01/2014 - "There is strong evidence that PRP injections are not efficacious in the management of chronic lateral elbow tendinopathy."
09/01/2015 - "Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injections for chronic medial epicondylitis."
08/01/2022 - "Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections as an Alternative to Surgery in Treating Patients With Medial Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review."
07/18/2018 - "Injections into the tendinous portion of the common extensor origin are a common intervention in the treatment of Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (LET). "

10/01/2023 - "Added value of ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle tenotomy over hydrodissection and physiotherapy in chronic lateral elbow tendinopathy: a pilot randomized controlled trial."
01/01/2022 - "Ultrasonic Percutaneous Tenotomy for Recalcitrant Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: Clinical and Sonographic Results at 90 Months: Letter to the Editor."
01/01/2022 - "Ultrasonic Percutaneous Tenotomy for Recalcitrant Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: Clinical and Sonographic Results at 90 Months: Response."
01/01/2021 - "Ultrasonic Percutaneous Tenotomy for Recalcitrant Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: Clinical and Sonographic Results at 90 Months."
02/01/2016 - "Ultrasonic Percutaneous Tenotomy for Recalcitrant Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: Sustainability and Sonographic Progression at 3 Years."

01/01/2023 - "The impact of a hand therapy workplace-based educational approach on the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy: A randomized controlled study."
10/01/2021 - "Clinical effectiveness of shockwave therapy in lateral elbow tendinopathy: systematic review and meta-analysis."
01/01/2021 - "Cell-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Shoulder and Elbow Tendinopathies: A Scoping Review."
06/30/2020 - "Effect of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in combination with autologous platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of elbow tendinopathy."
06/01/2010 - "The size of intrasubstance tears and presence of a lateral collateral ligament tear on ultrasound can be used to assess lateral elbow tendinopathy severity, indicate those who may not respond to nonoperative therapy, and potentially guide more invasive treatment. "

10/01/2016 - "The results indicate that surgical treatment of medial epicondylitis could be an effective and safe treatment when conservative treatment fails."
09/01/2021 - "As a first-line treatment for lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET), eccentric exercise has been suggested as a conservative treatment method. "
12/01/2017 - "The study purpose was to evaluate the outcomes of patients who received arthroscopic surgical treatment for medial epicondylitis refractory to conservative treatment. "
02/01/2022 - "To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) for chronic medial epicondylitis (ME) refractory to conservative treatments. "
02/01/2022 - "Short-term Results of Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Chronic Medial Epicondylitis Refractory to Conservative Treatment: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study."

05/01/2010 - "The goals of this study are to report on a novel arthroscopic technique for the treatment of medial epicondylitis and to further describe the anatomic relations between the site of arthroscopic debridement and both the ulnar nerve and medial collateral ligament (MCL) complex. "
11/16/2023 - "Surgical intervention for chronic medial epicondylitis most commonly involves open debridement of degenerative tendon which can be difficulty to identify and with a notably risk of iatrogenic complication. "
09/01/2023 - "To determine the efficacy of treatment of lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection and ultrasonic tenotomy and debridement (USTD) as well as risk factors for treatment failure. "
01/01/2016 - "Consecutive patients were evaluated after undergoing debridement and suture anchor repair of the flexor-pronator mass for the treatment of medial epicondylitis. "
09/01/2023 - "Efficacy of Ultrasonic Tenotomy and Debridement and Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections for Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy."