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Trial reportActa orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica2018

Comparison of ultrasound and extracorporeal shock wave therapy in lateral epicondylosis.

Bestami Yalvaç, Nilgün Mesci, Duygu Geler Külcü, Ozan Volkan Yurdakul

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Trial report in Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05334953 (Comparing the Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, Ultrasound and Phonophoresis Treatments in Lateral Epicondylitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05334953 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Comparing the Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, Ultrasound and Phonophoresis Treatments in Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorBezmialem Vakif UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled68ConditionsLateral EpicondylitisArmsESWT, Phonophoresis, Ultrasound, Control group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Comparison of extracorporeal shockwave therapy, ultrasound therapy, and corticosteroid injections for treatment of lateral epicondylitis: an umbrella review of meta-analyses.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Bestami YalvaçÖzel Başarı Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nilgün MesciHaydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: nilgunbilgili@yahoo.com.
Duygu Geler KülcüHaydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ozan Volkan YurdakulBezmialem Vakıf University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, Turkey.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and therapeutic ultrasound (US) in the treatment of lateral epicondylosis (LE).

methodsOur study enrolled 50 patients with LE. Patients were randomized into two groups. Group 1 underwent therapeutic US (n = 24; 5 males and 15 females; mean age: 43.75 ± 4.52) Group 2 underwent ESWT (n = 20; 8 males and 16 females; mean age: 46.04 ± 9.24). Patients were evaluated at baseline, after treatment,and 1 month following treatment. The outcome measures were the visual analog scale (VAS), algometer, grip dynamometer, quick-disability of the arm,shoulder,and hand (QDASH), patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation (PRTEE), and Short Form-36 (SF-36) health survey questionnairre.

resultsBoth groups showed significant improvements in terms of VAS (all p values < 0.0001), dynamometer (p = 0.001 vs p = 0.015), algometer (all p values < 0.0001), PRTEE (all p values < 0.0001), QDASH (all p values < 0.0001), and SF-36 scores (p = 0.001 vs p = 0.005) within time. There was no significant difference between the two groups, except algometer scores in favor of ESWT (p = 0.029).

conclusionESWT and therapeutic US are equally effective in treating LE. ESWT is an alternative therapeutic intervention and as effective as US. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, Therapeutic study.

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AdultExtracorporeal Shockwave TherapyFemaleHand StrengthHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle Strength DynamometerOutcome Assessment, Health CarePain MeasurementTennis ElbowTreatment OutcomeUltrasonic TherapyAlgometerEkstracorporeal shock wave therapyLateral epicondylosisTennis elbowUltrasound

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PMCPMC6204478

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