Research Article

Short-term results of treatment of tennis elbow with anti-inflammatory drugs alone or in combination with local injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture

Volume: 42 Number: 3 August 12, 2008
  • Serdar Toker
  • Volkan Kilincoglu
  • Elif Aksakalli
  • Erim Gulcan
  • Korhan Ozkan
EN TR

Short-term results of treatment of tennis elbow with anti-inflammatory drugs alone or in combination with local injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture

Abstract

Objectives: We compared the short-term results of antiinflammatory drugs alone or in combination with local injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture in the treatment of tennis elbow.
Methods: The study included 21 patients (12 males, 9 females; mean age 45 years; range 19 to 72 years) with tennis elbow. The patients were randomized to oral and topical anti-inflammatory drugs alone (group 1, n=10) or combined with a single local injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture (group 2, n=11). The patients were evaluated with a pain score (0 to 10 points) and clinical examination before and one month after treatment.
Results: Complete or near-complete relief of pain and unlimited function were obtained in four patients (40%) in group 1, and in 10 patients (90.9%) in group 2. On physical examination, two patients (20%) in group 1 and eight patients (72.7%) in group 2 were pain-free upon pressure on the lateral epicondyle or dorsiflexion of the wrist. Pain scores differed significantly in both groups after treatment (p=0.026 and p=0.003, respectively); however, combination treatment was associated with a significantly higher efficacy (p=0.036).
Conclusion: It was concluded that significantly enhanced efficacy of the combination treatment used in this study might be limited to the short-term and that adverse effects of steroids on the tendons should be taken into consideration.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Serdar Toker This is me

Volkan Kilincoglu This is me

Elif Aksakalli This is me

Erim Gulcan This is me

Korhan Ozkan This is me

Publication Date

August 12, 2008

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2008 Volume: 42 Number: 3

APA
Toker, S., Kilincoglu, V., Aksakalli, E., Gulcan, E., & Ozkan, K. (2008). Short-term results of treatment of tennis elbow with anti-inflammatory drugs alone or in combination with local injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 42(3), 184-187. https://izlik.org/JA23GD29NA
AMA
1.Toker S, Kilincoglu V, Aksakalli E, Gulcan E, Ozkan K. Short-term results of treatment of tennis elbow with anti-inflammatory drugs alone or in combination with local injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2008;42(3):184-187. https://izlik.org/JA23GD29NA
Chicago
Toker, Serdar, Volkan Kilincoglu, Elif Aksakalli, Erim Gulcan, and Korhan Ozkan. 2008. “Short-Term Results of Treatment of Tennis Elbow With Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Alone or in Combination With Local Injection of a Corticosteroid and Anesthetic Mixture”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 (3): 184-87. https://izlik.org/JA23GD29NA.
EndNote
Toker S, Kilincoglu V, Aksakalli E, Gulcan E, Ozkan K (August 1, 2008) Short-term results of treatment of tennis elbow with anti-inflammatory drugs alone or in combination with local injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 3 184–187.
IEEE
[1]S. Toker, V. Kilincoglu, E. Aksakalli, E. Gulcan, and K. Ozkan, “Short-term results of treatment of tennis elbow with anti-inflammatory drugs alone or in combination with local injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 184–187, Aug. 2008, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA23GD29NA
ISNAD
Toker, Serdar - Kilincoglu, Volkan - Aksakalli, Elif - Gulcan, Erim - Ozkan, Korhan. “Short-Term Results of Treatment of Tennis Elbow With Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Alone or in Combination With Local Injection of a Corticosteroid and Anesthetic Mixture”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42/3 (August 1, 2008): 184-187. https://izlik.org/JA23GD29NA.
JAMA
1.Toker S, Kilincoglu V, Aksakalli E, Gulcan E, Ozkan K. Short-term results of treatment of tennis elbow with anti-inflammatory drugs alone or in combination with local injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2008;42:184–187.
MLA
Toker, Serdar, et al. “Short-Term Results of Treatment of Tennis Elbow With Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Alone or in Combination With Local Injection of a Corticosteroid and Anesthetic Mixture”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 3, Aug. 2008, pp. 184-7, https://izlik.org/JA23GD29NA.
Vancouver
1.Serdar Toker, Volkan Kilincoglu, Elif Aksakalli, Erim Gulcan, Korhan Ozkan. Short-term results of treatment of tennis elbow with anti-inflammatory drugs alone or in combination with local injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2008 Aug. 1;42(3):184-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA23GD29NA