Fortnightly review: Corticosteroid injections in tendon lesions.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Platelet-rich plasma in chronic Achilles tendinopathy.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023
   Pooled it
2. Non-pharmacological interventions and corticosteroid injections for the management of the Achilles tendon in inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2021
   Pooled it
3. Platelet-rich plasma injection for the treatment of chronic Achilles tendinopathy: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2019
   Pooled it
4. Efficacy and safety of steroid injections for shoulder and elbow tendonitis: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2009
   Pooled it
5. Optimising corticosteroid injection for lateral epicondylalgia with the addition of physiotherapy: a protocol for a randomised control trial with placebo comparison.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2009
   Trial
6. From Physicochemical Properties to Rehabilitation Outcomes: Understanding Corticosteroid Injection Adverse Effects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
   Review
7. Umbilical cord-derived mitochondrial transplantation restores tendon structure and function in a preclinical model of achilles tendinopathy.Journal of translational medicine · 2026
   Article
8. Comparative analysis of corticosteroid injection alone versus combined corticosteroid and radiofrequency ablation for plantar fasciitis: short- and medium-term outcomes.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026
   Article
9. Cytocompatibility of Compound Betamethasone and Lidocaine on Human Degenerative Rotator Cuff Tendon Cells.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025
   Article
10. Effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of Achilles tendon disease.World journal of orthopedics · 2023
    Article
11. Dynamic Ultrasound Examination for Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Rupture after Palpation-Guided Corticosteroid Injection.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Article
12. The Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection Therapy in the Treatment of Patients with Achilles Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
    Review
13. Dexamethasone Enhances Achilles Tendon Healing in an Animal Injury Model, and the Effects Are Dependent on Dose, Administration Time, and Mechanical Loading Stimulation.The American journal of sports medicine · 2022
    Article
14. Conservative Treatment of Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2019
    Review
15. Are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug injections an alternative to steroid injections for musculoskeletal pain?: A systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics · 2018
    Review
16. Differing efficacies of autologous platelet-rich plasma treatment in reducing pain following rotator-cuff injury in a single patient.Journal of pain research · 2018
    Article
17. Healing of Achilles tendon partial tear following focused shockwave: a case report and literature review.Journal of pain research · 2017
    Article
18. Ultrasound-guided methotrexate injection for De Quervain disease of the wrist: what lies beyond the horizon?Journal of pain research · 2017
    Article
19. Single injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for the treatment of refractory distal biceps tendonitis: long-term results of a prospective multicenter cohort study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016
    Article
20. A prospective randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of one versus two (staged) corticosteroid injections for the treatment of stenosing tenosynovitis.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2014
    Article

Corrections and comments

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  Steroid injections are helpful in rotator cuff tendinopathy.2002

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