ReviewOpen access journal of sports medicine2018
Chronic lateral epicondylitis: challenges and solutions.
Review in Open access journal of sports medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
Tennis Elbow, Randomized Study: Needling With and Without Platelet-rich Plasma After Failure of Up-to-date Rehabilitation
The Effects of a Compressive Tissue Flossing Program on the Symptoms of Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy in United States Service Members
The Effects Of Combining Blood Flow Restriction Therapy With Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy On Pain, Muscle Strength, And Functional Outcomes İn Patients Diagnosed With Lateral Epicondylitis: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- From past to future: bibliometric perspective of international research activity on lateral epicondylitis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Versus Local Corticosteroid Injection for Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials.Clinical rheumatology · 2020Pooled it
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- Shear wave elastography to assess healing in lateral epicondylosis: randomized controlled trial with platelet-rich plasma.European radiology · 2026Trial
- Comparison of the Efficacy of Corticosteroid Injection and Dry Needling in Treating Lateral Epicondylitis: An Observational Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2025Observational
- Comparison of the clinical results of arthroscopic release and open release in the surgical treatment of lateral epicondylitis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Effect of Counterforce Brace Placement on Muscle Activation in Healthy Adults.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
- AML-DECODER: Advanced Machine Learning for HD-sEMG Signal Classification-Decoding Lateral Epicondylitis in Forearm Muscles.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided versus palpation-guided platelet-rich plasma injection for the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis: A prospective, randomized study.Archives of rheumatology · 2023Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Injection of Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma for Refractory Lateral Epicondylitis of Humerus: Case Series.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Clinical efficacy of local injection therapies for lateral epicondylitis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2022Article
- Platelet-Rich Plasma versus Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Role of ultrasound-guided perineural injection of the posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve for diagnosis and potential treatment of chronic lateral elbow pain.Skeletal radiology · 2021Article
- Tennis elbow, study protocol for a randomized clinical trial: needling with and without platelet-rich plasma after failure of up-to-date rehabilitation.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
- Current Trends for Treating Lateral Epicondylitis.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2019Review
- Reliability and Usefulness of YouTube as a Source of Informative Media for Arthroscopic Tennis Elbow Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Published Videos.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a significant source of pain and dysfunction resulting from repetitive gripping or wrist extension, radial deviation, and/or forearm supination. Although most cases are self-limiting over several years, controversy exists regarding the best treatment strategy for chronic LE. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), physical therapy (PT), shockwave therapy, and injections with corticosteroids or biologics are all conservative treatment options for LE. For refractory cases, surgical options include open, arthroscopic, and percutaneous techniques. In this review, the current evidence behind these treatment strategies is presented. The data demonstrate that NSAIDs, PT, bracing, and shockwave therapy provide limited benefit for treating LE. Biologics such as platelet-rich plasma and autologous whole-blood injections may be superior to steroid injections in the long-term management of LE. Although the initial results are promising, larger comparative studies on stem cell injections are needed. For refractory LE, open, arthroscopic, and percutaneous techniques are all highly effective, with no method seemingly superior over another. Arthroscopic and percutaneous approaches may result in faster recovery and earlier return to work.
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