ArticleScientific reports2024
Impact of lifestyle and clinical factors on the prognosis of tennis elbow.
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- A retrospective study comparing oral celecoxib combined with flurbiprofen hydrogel patch versus oral celecoxib therapy for lateral epicondylitis: real-world analysis of the anti-inflammatory and analgesic efficacy and safety.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Randomized controlled trial outcomes for nonoperative management of lateral epicondylitis of the elbow are statistically fragile: a systematic review.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2025Article
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Abstract
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) typically responds well to conservative treatment, and few patients require surgical intervention. This study aimed to investigate the influence of lifestyle and clinical factors on the prognosis of tennis elbow. This prospective, multicenter, nested case-control study included patients diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis after excluding other conditions. Patients who required surgery because of inadequate improvement after 6 months of conservative treatment were defined as the case group; the remaining patients constituted the control group. Propensity score matching was performed to eliminate baseline differences. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using logistic regression. This study included 265 patients (53 in the case group, 212 in the control group). Multivariate analysis revealed that smoking, alcohol consumption, and frequent physical exercise were independent risk factors for surgical intervention, whereas combined treatment with oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and local corticosteroid injections was a protective factor against surgery. Subgroup analysis showed that heavy drinkers had a 3.74-fold higher risk of requiring surgical treatment within 1 year than occasional drinkers. Smoking and alcohol consumption were associated with non-operative treatment failure in patients with lateral epicondylitis. Combining oral NSAIDs and corticosteroid injections is a favorable conservative treatment option.
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