Ultrasonography for Injecting (Around) the Lateral Epicondyle: EURO-MUSCULUS/USPRM Perspective.
Vincenzo RicciKamal MezianGiulio CoccoGiorgio TamborriniGiacomo FariFiammetta ZunicaKe-Vin ChangMurat KaraLevent ÖzçakarPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a very common and painful condition seen in the daily practice of musculoskeletal physicians. Ultrasound-guided (USG) injections are commonly performed to manage the pain, promote the healing phase, and plan a tailored rehabilitation treatment. In this aspect, several techniques were described to target specific pain generators i the lateral elbow. Likewise, the aim of this manuscript was to extensively review those USG techniques together with the patients' pertinent clinical/sonographic features. The authors believe that this literature summary could also be refined as a practical, ready-to-use guide for planning the USG interventions of the lateral elbow in clinical practice.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- minimally invasive
- chronic pain
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- clinical practice
- pain management
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- systematic review
- neuropathic pain
- newly diagnosed
- magnetic resonance imaging
- multidrug resistant
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- smoking cessation
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- platelet rich plasma
- patient reported
- replacement therapy