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Case study

Corticosteroid injections for tennis elbow – A hard habit to break

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Pages 108-110 | Published online: 10 Jul 2015
 

Abstract

Objectives

In the UK, serial cortisone injections (CSI) to manage lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a routine practice. This remains so despite LE histopathological studies reporting chronic common extensor origin degenerative tendonopathy rather than inflammatory change. Several RCT studies have also demonstrated a lack of clinical efficacy for using CSI for LE, with more favourable outcomes achieved through autologous blood and platelet-rich plasma injections.

Methods

This case study follows a presentation in which corticosteroid injection (CSI) for LE was followed by recurrence of pain after initial relief.

Results/Discussion

An assessment of other options discussed in the literature led to a resolution of symptoms with a combination of enforced abatement of flaring activities and physiotherapist supervised graded forearm eccentric loading program, rather than repetition of the CSI.

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