Comparison Between Type A Botulinum Toxin Injection and Corticosteroid Injection in the Treatment of Tennis Elbow
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Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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Summary
Humeral lateral epicondylitis or tennis elbow is a common painful elbow disorder. The cause
of tennis elbow is the chronic overload of bone-tendon junction. High prevalence of tennis
elbow has a direct impact on the workplace productivity and quality of life. Steroid
injection is the very few methods proved to have short-term efficacy in tennis elbow
treatment, but it has potential adverse effects like tendon rupture. Temporary paralysis of
muscle after botulinum toxin injection may reduce the physical demands and facilitate the
normal repair mechanism during recovery. Preliminary studies suggested that botulinum toxin
injection is effective in treating tennis elbow. The objective of this study is to compare
the effects of botulinum toxin injection with corticosteroid injection in tennis elbow
treatment.