Is Dextrose Prolotherapy Superior To Corticosteroid Injection In Patients With Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis?: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Masume BayatSeyed Ahmad RaeissadatMaryam Mortazavian BabakiShahram Rahimi-Dehgolan

Published in: Orthopedic research and reviews (2019)

Both methods were proven to be effective in the short-term treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis, but dextrose prolotherapy seems to be slightly more efficacious than steroid injection over a longer period.Clinical trial registration: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials Database: IRCT20170311033000N3.

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