| Title | Injection of botulinum toxin for treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis: systematic review and meta-analysis |
| Publication Type | Published Journal Article |
| 2011 | |
| Authors | Galvin R, Callaghan C, Chan W-, Dimitrov BB, Fahey T |
| Journal | Semin Arthritis Rheum |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pagination | 585-7 |
| Date Published | 2011 Jun |
| ISSN | 1532-866X |
| Workpackage | 2 |
| Keywords | Botulinum Toxins, Type A, Chronic Disease, Databases, Bibliographic, Finger Injuries, Humans, Injections, Intramuscular, Movement, Neuromuscular Agents, Outpatients, Pain, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Tennis Elbow, Treatment Outcome |
| Abstract | In this article in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, Kalichman and coworkers examine the impact of the botulinum toxin injections in the management of lateral epicondylitis ( 1). We would like to add to the findings of this systematic review in 2 ways: first, we use a different method of pooling the data that allows us to present the findings in a clinically meaningful manner. Second, we also examine 2 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compare an active comparator to BoNT-A injections ( 2 and 3). We have summarized the 6 trials in Table 1 |
| URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049017211000151 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2011.01.003 |
| Alternate Journal | Semin. Arthritis Rheum. |
| PubMed ID | 21397930 |
