title: Low-energy extracorporal shock wave therapy for persistent tennis elbow.
abstract: Fifty patients who suffered from persistent tennis elbow for more than 12 months, and were referred for surgical treatment, were assigned at random to 2 groups of low-energy extracorporal shock wave therapy. Group I received a total of 3000 impulses of 0.08 mJ/mm2; group II (controls) 30 impulses of 0.08 mJ/mm2. Follow up was after 3 and 12 weeks. We found no significant differences between the 2 groups before treatment, there was but significant relief of pain and improvement of function in group I with good or excellent outcome in 56% at the last evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic University Hospital, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rompe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hopf
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Küllmer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heine
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bürger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nafe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome