SHOULDER & ELBOW
Autologous blood injection more efficaious than corticosteroid for lateral epicondylitis
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J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2014 Dec;22(3):333-7
80 patients with lateral epicondylitis were randomized to either autologous blood injection or corticosteroid (methylprednisolone) injection. The purpose of this study was to compare these injection therapies for pain, function, and grip strength over 6 months post-injection. Results within the first 2 weeks - 1 month of injection demonstrated favourable outcome with corticosteroid injection. However, results at 3 months shifted to favour autologous blood injection over corticosteroid injection.
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