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Effectiveness of botulinum toxin for patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis
March 2013
Effectiveness of botulinum toxin for patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Use of anatomic measurement to guide injection of botulinum toxin for the management of chronic lateral epicondylitis: a randomized controlled trial
CMAJ. 2010 May 18;182(8):768-73. Epub 2010 Apr 26Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
48 patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis, who had completed a course of physiotherapy and/or received corticosteroid injections, were randomized to receive placebo or botulinum toxin A at the distance of one-third the length of the forearm from the tip of the lateral epicondyle on the course of the posterior inter-osseus nerve. At the study end point of 16 weeks, injecting botulin...
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