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Low-energy extracorporal shock wave therapy for persistent tennis elbow

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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/mm 2 ; group II (controls) 30 impulses of 0.08 mJ/mm 2 . 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.

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Le but de cette étude est d’évaluer les effects des ondes de choc de basse énergie sur les douleurs persistantes de l’épiconcyle afin de préciser leur utilisation en orthopédie. On a divisé 50 patients en deux groupes selon le nombre des ondes de choc appliquées. Le groupe n° I qui a re*u trois fois 100 impulsions à 0.08 mJ/mm 2 montrait significativement des meilleurs résultats après trois et douze semaines que le groupe n° II qui a re*u trois fois 10 impulsions à 0.08 mJ/mm 2 . Globalement nous avons trouvés des résultats bons et excellents chez 56% des patients du groupe n° I comparé avec 20% chez des patients du groupe n° II.

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Accepted: 25 May 1995

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Rompe, J., Hopf, C., Küllmer, K. et al. Low-energy extracorporal shock wave therapy for persistent tennis elbow. International Orthopaedics SICOT 20, 23–27 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640050021

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