Erratum to: Effectiveness and safety of prolotherapy injections for management of lower limb tendinopathy and fasciopathy: a systematic review

Effectiveness and safety of prolotherapy injections for management of lower limb tendinopathy and fasciopathy: a systematic review.

INTRODUCTION The aim of this review was to identify and evaluate existing research to determine the clinical effectiveness and safety of prolotherapy injections for treatment of lower limb tendinopathy and fasciopathy. REVIEW Nine databases were searched (Medline, Science Direct, AMED, Australian Medical Index, APAIS-Health, ATSIhealth, EMBASE, Web of Science, OneSearch) without language, pub...

Efficacy and safety of corticosteroid injections and other injections for management of tendinopathy: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

BACKGROUND Few evidence-based treatment guidelines for tendinopathy exist. We undertook a systematic review of randomised trials to establish clinical efficacy and risk of adverse events for treatment by injection. METHODS We searched eight databases without language, publication, or date restrictions. We included randomised trials assessing efficacy of one or more peritendinous injections wi...

A systematic review of four injection therapies for lateral epicondylosis: prolotherapy, polidocanol, whole blood and platelet-rich plasma.

OBJECTIVE To appraise existing evidence for prolotherapy, polidocanol, autologous whole blood and platelet-rich plasma injection therapies for lateral epicondylosis (LE). DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Allied and Complementary Medicine. SEARCH STRATEGY names and descriptors of the therapies and LE. STUDY SE...

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Safety and Effectiveness of Tenecteplase Versus Alteplase in Treatment of Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

thrombolytic therapy, an appropriate treatment option , if primary angioplasty is not available for the treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction patients in the early hours after the onset of the symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the tenecteplase drug vs alteplase  in the treatment of STEMI patients. We searched the PubMed, cochrane library, Web Of ...

Efficacy and safety of corticosteroid and other injections in the management of tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Manuscript Number: THELANCET-D-10-03430