Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) versus local corticosteroid injection in treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in athletes: clinical and ultrasonographic evaluation

Abstract Background Lateral epicondylitis is one of the commonly noticed disorders of the arm described by agony focused over lateral epicondyle which is the site of wrist extensors origin. The purpose of this work was to compare the efficiency of extracorporeal shock wave therapy and local corticoi...

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Main Authors: Noha Hosni Ibrahim, Refaat Mostafa El Tanawy, Amal Fathy Soliman Mostafa, Mayada Fawzy Mahmoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-11-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-021-00081-2