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Clinical effectiveness of shockwave therapy in lateral elbow tendinopathy: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Stefanos KaranasiosGeorgios K TsamasiotisKonstantinos MichopoulosVasiliki SakellariGeorgios Gioftsos
Published in: Clinical rehabilitation (2021)
Low to moderate certainty of evidence suggests that there are no clinical benefits of extracorporeal shockwave therapy compared to sham interventions or corticosteroid injections. Based on very-low and moderate certainty of evidence, extracorporeal shockwave therapy outperforms against Laser and ultrasound, respectively.Level of Evidence: Therapy, level 1a.
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