Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
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Semin. Arthritis Rheum. · Jun 2011
Review Meta AnalysisInjection of botulinum toxin for treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lateral epicondylitis can be chronic and difficult to manage with conservative measures such as physical therapy and corticosteroid injection. We attempted to determine the efficacy of botulinum toxin for the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis. ⋯ Present literature provides support for use of botulinum toxin A injections into the forearm extensor muscles (60 units) for treatment of chronic treatment-resistant lateral epicondylitis. It is minimally invasive and can be performed in an outpatient setting.