title: [Autologous fat grafting in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis: preliminary results].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the study was to report our preliminary results of autologous fat grafting at the epicondyle level as a treatment for lateral epicondylitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between 2008 and 2009, we used the technique of fat injection described by Coleman to treat with lateral epicondylitis, eight patients who were in failure of medical management. Effectiveness of this method was appreciated by patients satisfaction, pain improvement during daily activities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-two percent of patients noticed pain improvement. All patients were reviewed at a mean follow-up of nine months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Autologous fat grafting is a new interesting technique because it is safe. But, because of the small sample size, we are not able to conclude to its efficiency and to compare it to the other common techniques of management.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie de la main et de chirurgie plastique et réparatrice des membres, hôpital de la Conception, 147 boulevard Baille, Marseille, France. aurore.moumas@ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moumas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Legré
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000601:surgery*