A moderate heterogeneity was noted among the studies. A subsequent subgroup analysis revealed that variations in the judgment scores adopted by these trials partly accounted for the observed heterogeneity, for which SMD was used to offset some of the effects. The higher efficacy of ESWT in pain relief and subjective improvements in tennis elbow may be explained by two mechanisms.
Firstly, the energy released by ESWT is greater than that of ultrasonic wave. Secondly, ESWT causes a large number of tiny bubbles created within tissues, which rapidly expand and burst under the action of shock wave, resulting in high-speed liquid micro-jet and impact effect. This cavitation effect is particularly effective for re-opening occluded microvessels and releasing the soft tissue adhesion at joints [ 34 ].
The present study has some shortcomings which need to be highlighted. Firstly, the number of enrolled trials is small which limits the generalizability and contingency of the results.
Secondly, the side effects of ESWT and US, such as temporary reddening of the skin, pain, and formation of small hematomas, were not evaluated during follow-up, which differs from the study by Haake et al. The high heterogeneity among the results weakens the reliability of the results. Nevertheless, the results from this meta-analysis indicate that the efficacy of ESWT is superior to that of US in terms of pain relief and overall recovery in tennis elbow.
The subjective evaluation of efficacy showed that ESWT group was superior to US group, although no significant difference was observed in the elbow function scores between the two groups. Together, these results lead to the conclusion that ESWT is a superior adjuvant therapy for tennis elbow compared to US. CCY and YX contributed equally to this paper. CCY and YX designed and conceived the experiment. CCY performed the experiments. CCY and LC analyzed the data.
CCY and YE wrote the manuscript. LH and ML operated the software. HX and AA carried out the investigation. JL carried out the project administration. GL and BM participated in the sequence alignment and reviewed the manuscript. All of the authors listed have reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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XLSX 22 kb. DOC 34 kb. DOC 62 kb. Abstract Background Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a common source of pain among craftsmen. Results Five RCTs comprising five patients were included in the present meta-analysis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article Introduction It is well known that lateral epicondylitis LE , also known as tennis elbow, is one of the most ubiquitous cause of elbow pains among craftsmen [ 1 — 3 ]. Study inclusion and exclusion criteria The titles and abstracts of the articles that appeared in the literature search were reviewed independently by two authors to evaluate their eligibility for enrollment.
Data extraction strategy Based on the pre-determined criteria, the following data was extracted independently from the selected articles by the two authors: background information such as the country of the study, interventions, and major and minor outcomes, and the characteristics of the study subjects such as ethnicity, age, gender, and duration of the symptoms.
Quality and risk of bias assessments The modified Jadad scale was used to evaluate the quality of the studies, while the Cochrane Handbook for Reviews of Interventions RevMan version 5. Results Literature search and study characteristics The literature search yielded articles which were considered as potential studies. Table 1 The characteristics of included studies. Open in a separate window.
Table 2 Characteristics of the four trials selected showing general intervention information. Mobility limitation of the affected limb Randomized by unspecific way SPSS 24 program Pawel 3 , , and pulses, pressure, 2. Ten treatments 3 times per week VAS rest, grip, palpation, Thomsen test, Chair test ; overall outcome score MedCalc statistical software MedCalc statistical software version Continuous mode 1.
Risk of bias in included studies The risk of bias for each of the assessed studies and the results are summarized in Fig. However, many other common arm motions can cause tennis elbow, including:. Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products.
Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic Press. This content does not have an English version. This content does not have an Arabic version. Overview Tennis elbow Open pop-up dialog box Close. Tennis elbow The pain of tennis elbow occurs primarily where the tendons of your forearm muscles attach to the bony prominence on the outside of your elbow.
Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic. Share on: Facebook Twitter. Show references DeLee JC, et al. Elbow tendinopathies and bursitis. Philadelphia, Pa. The authors suggested that this diagnosis should be considered in patients who have undergone diagnostic facet joint injection who subsequently deteriorate with back and leg pain without another apparent cause.
Alcock et al. This is probably the only such case reported. Although rare, epidural abscess is potentially very serious occurrence. Most studies on lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy have reported no associated complications. The complications that have been previously reported relate to electrical faults and include 4 cases of small superficial burns due to insulation breaks in the electrodes, 2 cases of burns at grounding pad adhesion sites due to RF generator malfunction Radionics Model RFGF , and 1 unexplained burn 6.
In a recent study, Kornick et al. Ninety-two patients received a total of radiofrequency lesions during separate denervation procedures. Six minor complications were identified, yielding a 1. Complications included: 3 cases of localized pain lasting more than 2 weeks 0.
No cases of infection, new motor deficits, or new sensory deficits were identified. They concluded that fluoroscopically guided percutaneous radiofrequency denervation of the lumbar facets is associated with an overall 1.
Sacroiliac joint-mediated pain is a distinct clinical entity. Treatment of sacroiliac joint pain involves intraarticular injection of local anesthetics and steroids, radiofrequency ablation of the joint capsule, or radiofrequency neurotomy of the lumbosacral lateral branch nerves of the posterior primary rami of L5 and S1—S3. Interestingly, serious complications have not been reported after SI joint injections 7 — 9. Hip is a site very commonly affected by osteoarthritis OA and consequently, hip injection is commonly done to alleviate pain associated with this type of degenerative joint diseases.
Air embolism has been reported in pediatric patients during hip joint arthrography. As an aid to correctly placing the needle tip within the hip joint during arthrography, injection of small amounts of air has been used to outline the joint space.
The authors noted, over a period of seven years, air embolus in three pediatric patients, twice with minor symptoms, and once with cardiac arrest. They concluded that even small amounts of air less than 5 cc injected accidentally intravenously may cause dangerous complications in small infants. Fortunately, this complication has not been reported in adult population.
If this technique is to be used, it is recommended that small amounts of carbon dioxide or oxygen be used instead of air. Further, steroid injection of the greater trochanteric bursa is commonly conducted for bursitis and hip pain. It is generally a safe procedure, but not without complications Hofmeister and Engelhardt reported a case of necrotizing fasciitis developing from a single steroid injection of the greater trochanteric bursa.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a limb- and life-threatening soft-tissue infection that frequently involves the extremities. Despite early resuscitation and aggressive surgical management that included a hip disarticulation, the patient expired in that case. Recently, intra-articular viscosupplementation with hyaluronate-derived products has gained popularity as a palliative modality for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. Knee joint steroid injection is also commonly performed for pain management of osteoarthritis.
Although several techniques have been described, it is usually performed by either medial or lateral approach with the flexed affected knee. Complications of knee injections have been related to pain or swelling at the site of injection 11 , granulomatous inflammation of the synovium 11 , saphenous neuropathy 12 , aseptic acute arthritis 13 , 14 , septic arthritis 15 — 17 , embolia cutis medicamentosa Nicolau Syndrome 18 , and albicans arthritis Chen et al.
They examined six knees in five patients treated with intra-articular Hylan G-F 20 viscosupplementation underwent a surgical procedure because of persistent symptoms. Routine histopathological evaluation, supplemented by alcian-blue staining and hyaluronidase digestion, was performed in each case. Chronically inflamed synovium with areas of histiocytic and foreign-body giant-cell reaction was observed surrounding acellular, amorphous material.
The material stained with alcian blue, a stain for hyaluronate, which disappeared after hyaluronidase digestion. It is suggested that the injected hyaluronate Hylan G-F 20 may be responsible for the synovitis and thus may be a pathological cause of recalcitrant symptoms after such injection. However, it is not known whether the responsible pathological agent was the hyaluronate derivative, a contaminant of the purification process, or a component of the carrier substance.
Importantly, it appears that the findings in these patients most likely represent a previously unreported pathological response to a viscosupplementation product. Iizuka et al. The clinical picture suggests that the needle pierced the nerve during the procedure. This complication should be considered when performing knee joint injection, especially when the patient is obese and the anatomic landmarks are obscured.
Aseptic acute arthritis can develop within hours after injection Based on standard crystal analysis, calcium crystal shedding has been postulated to explain this complication. However, it is not known whether apatite crystals or low amounts of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate CPPD crystals are also involved as to determine this requires a complete synovial fluid SF analysis.
Two cases of such an acute arthritis are reported in patients after receiving a second intra-articular injection of Hylan GF The SF did not contain CPPD, monosodium urate, or calcium apatite microcrystals as examined by microscopic analysis using a compensated polarized light microscope after alizarin red staining.
Further studies are required to investigate possible direct proinflammatory effects of hyaluronic acid degradation products. Roos et al. The joint fluid was purulent, with no crystals, and laboratory tests showed marked inflammation, leading to antibiotic treatment for suspected septic arthritis.
Incapacitating symptoms persisted, prompting surgical lavage of the knee, which failed to relieve the severe pain. The persistent symptoms and negative results of joint fluid and blood cultures led to discontinuation of the antibiotic therapy after 10 days.
Anti-inflammatory therapy relieved the symptoms, and the patient was discharged home 1 month after her admission. Nevertheless, the pain persisted, requiring rehabilitation therapy of the knee. It is suspected that aseptic arthritis induced by repeated sodium hyaluronan injection is the most likely diagnosis.
Further, septic arthritis has been reported after intra-articular steroid injection In a survey of orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, and 50 general practitioners in the United Kingdom, 24 respondents There is a wide variation in the precautions taken to avoid such a complication, Only There were Also, It is not clear whether the minimal use of antiseptic techniques is responsible for the septic arthritis reported.
Lequerre et al. Actinomyces is an anaerobic Gram-positive rod. The patient was treated successfully with two antibiotics and arthroscopy. The nature of the organism and its location to a joint are unusual features of this case, which illustrates the need to search for a septic complication before accepting a diagnosis of inflammation related to hyaluronate injection.
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