Surgery for tennis elbow: a systematic review.
Marcus BatemanChris LittlewoodBeth RawsonAmol A TambePublished in: Shoulder & elbow (2017)
Current research evidence suggests that surgery for tennis elbow is no more effective than nonsurgical treatment based on evidence with significant methodological limitations. Given the recalcitrant nature of tennis elbow for some patients, further research in the form of a high-quality placebo-controlled surgical trial with an additional conservative arm is required to usefully inform clinical practice.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- clinical practice
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- study protocol
- newly diagnosed
- clinical trial
- chronic kidney disease
- phase iii
- surgical site infection
- phase ii
- patient reported outcomes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- double blind
- coronary artery disease
- open label
- percutaneous coronary intervention