Extacorporeal shock wave therapy unsuccessful for chronic medial epicondylitis
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Effectiveness of Initial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on the Newly Diagnosed Lateral or Medial Epicondylitis
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of initial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for patients newly diagnosed with lateral or medial epicondylitis, compared to local steroid injection. METHOD An analysis was conducted of twenty-two patients who were newly confirmed as lateral or medial epicondylitis through medical history and physical examination. The ESWT group (n=12) was treated...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1590-9921,1590-9999
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-007-0092-x