A study of functional outcome of conservative versus steroid injection in the patients of tennis elbow
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylalgia (LE) and often referred to as epicondylitis or tendinopathy clinically. Aims and Objective: To Study Functional outcome of Conservative versus Steroid injection in the patients of Tennis Elbow. Material and Methods: This study was carried out in the department of orthopedics of a tertiary health care center, during the year Jan 2015 to Jan 2016, in the patients with pain at lateral epicondyle extensor tendons associated with pain on forced dorsiflexion of the wrist and middle finger within 3 months were assessed for the diagnosis of Tennis elbow all such patients with the consent with their choice were enrolled for Conservative and Steroid injection groups 20 in each respectively. The statistical analysis was done by un-paired t-test. Result: The majority of the patients were in the age group of 30-40 i.e. 30 % followed by 40-50 i.e. 22.5%, 50-60 were 17.5% and in 20-30 were 17.5 %, in >60 were 12.5. This condition found more common in females as compared Males i.e.55.00% and 45.00% respectively. The pain as assessed by VAS was Significantly higher in Conservative group than Steroid (Mean ± SD). i.e. 5.92 ± 2.91 and 3.2 ± 2.1 respectively (P<0.0016, t=3.38, df=38) and Functional Disability was significantly higher in Conservative i.e. 5.36 ± 2.5 as compared to Steroid group i.e. 3.9 ± 1.82 (P<0.04, t=2.11, df=38). Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that Steroid injection group was found superior over Conservative treatment group with reference to fast pain relief and improvement in functional outcomes.
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Mahesh L Mutha
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