Comparison between acupotomy and corticosteroid injection for patients diagnosed with different classifications of tennis elbow: a randomized control trial

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 1 - 433
• Main Authors: Ge, Lin-Pu, Liu, Xiao-Qian, Zhang, Rui-Kun, Chen, Zhi-Neng, Cheng, Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 29.09.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acupotomy; Acupuncture; Alternative medicine; Alternative medicines; Analysis; Anesthesia; Blood vessels; Classification; Clinical trials; Corticosteroid; Corticosteroids; Elbow; Health aspects; Injection; Medical research; Orthopedics; Pain; Patients; Physical therapy; Single RCT; Sports injuries; Steroids; Surgery; Tennis; Tennis elbow; China

Abstract Background Tennis elbow has long been one of the most controversial subjects in orthopaedics. Many scholars thought the use of open or arthroscopic surgery was reserved for patients with refractory symptoms. Therapy with percutaneous acupotomy performed under local anaesthesia also removes...