ArticleEuropean radiology2018
Lateral epicondylitis: Associations of MR imaging and clinical assessments with treatment options in patients receiving conservative and arthroscopic managements.
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- Quantitative assessment of ECRB tendon degeneration in lateral epicondylitis using CT hounsfield units: correlation with histological and MRI findings.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Denervation procedure of the lateral epicondyle for refractory lateral epicondylitis.JSES international · 2025Article
- Comparison of Clinical Outcomes After Different Surgical Approaches for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Review
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- MRI and Ultrasound Analysis of Corticosteroid Injection Combined with Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Lateral Epicondylitis-A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Individual Evaluation of the Common Extensor Tendon and Lateral Collateral Ligament Improves the Severity Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Lateral Epicondylitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Correlations of magnetic resonance imaging classifications with preoperative functions among patients with refractory lateral epicondylitis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Clinical Assessments and MRI Findings Suggesting Early Surgical Treatment for Patients with Medial Epicondylitis.Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe chi · 2021Article
- Association between clinical parameters and size of three-dimensionally reconstructed anatomical abnormalities in patients with lateral epicondylitis: a cross-sectional study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
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- Current Trends for Treating Lateral Epicondylitis.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2019Review
- The effects of regenerative injection therapy compared to corticosteroids for the treatment of lateral Epicondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of physiotherapy · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesWe assessed the implications of MR imaging with clinical history in lateral epicondylitis management by evaluating imaging and clinical features in patients with lateral epicondylitis treated conservatively or operatively.
methodsSixty patients with lateral epicondylitis treated conservatively (n = 38) or operatively (n = 22) from 2011-2015 were included. MR imaging findings of common extensor tendon (CET), lateral collateral ligament (LCL) complex, muscle oedema, ulnar nerve and elbow joint were reviewed. Clinical data recorded were frequency, duration and intensity of pain, history of trauma and injection therapy, range of motion.
resultsMRI-assessed CET and LCL complex abnormalities, muscle oedema, radiocapitellar joint widening, joint effusion/synovitis, pain frequency and intensity differed significantly between the two groups (p < .05) with increased severity in operative group. Persistent pain (OR 12.2, p < .01), CET abnormality on longitudinal plane (OR 7.5, p = .03 for grade 2; OR 22.4, p < .01 for grade 3) and muscle oedema (OR 6.7, p = .03) were major factors associated with operative treatment. Area under the ROC curve of predicted probabilities for combination of these factors was 0.83.
conclusionMR imaging, combined with clinical assessment, could facilitate appropriate management planning for patients with lateral epicondylitis. KEY POINTS: • MRI can reflect different disease severity between patients treated conservatively/operatively. • CET abnormality, muscle oedema were major MRI findings with operative treatment. • Patients in operative group were more likely to experience persistent pain. • MRI plus clinical symptoms could facilitate appropriate management for lateral epicondylitis.
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