PMID- 37074369 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230428 LR - 20230428 IS - 2731-7153 (Electronic) IS - 2731-7145 (Linking) VI - 52 IP - 5 DP - 2023 May TI - [Infiltration therapies for lateral epicondylopathy]. PG - 379-386 LID - 10.1007/s00132-023-04371-9 [doi] AB - The therapy of the lateral epicondylopathy (tennis elbow) includes drug injection into the extensor tendon insertion in chronic cases. The choice of medication and the type of injection is decisive for the success of therapy. Furthermore, accurate application is indispensable for therapy success (e.g. peppering injection technique, ultrasound-supported injection technique). Corticosteroid injection is often associated with short-term success, so that other options have found their way into everyday practice. Objectification of treatment success is usually defined by Patient-Reported Outcome Measurements (PROM). With the introduction of Minimal Clinically Important Differences (MCID), statistically significant results are put into perspective in terms of clinical significance. Therapy for lateral epicondylopathy was considered effective if the mean difference in score results between baseline and follow-up exceeded 1.5 points for the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), 16 points for Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score (DASH), 11 points for Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE), and 15 points for Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS). However, the effectiveness must still be critically questioned according to meta-analytical evaluations, in which healing within 12 months was found in 90% of the cases of untreated chronic tennis elbow in the placebo groups. The use of substances, such as Traumeel (Biologische Heilmittel Heel GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany), hyaluronic acid, botulinum toxin, platelet rich plasma (PRP), autologous blood or polidocanol, are based on various mechanisms. In particular, the use of PRP or autologous blood for the treatment of musculotendinous and degenerative articular pathologies has become popular, although the studies regarding effectiveness are inconsistent. PRP can be divided into leukocyte-rich (LR-PRP) and leukocyte-poor plasma (LP-PRP) according to its preparation. In contrast to LP-PRP, LR-PRP incorporates the middle and intermediate layers, but there is no standardized preparation described in the literature. Conclusive data regarding effective efficacy are still pending. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature. FAU - Thiele, Kathi AU - Thiele K AD - Centrum fur Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland. kathi.thiele@charite.de. AD - Auguste Viktoria Krankenhaus, Klinik fur Schulterchirurgie, Rubensstrasse 125, Berlin, Deutschland. kathi.thiele@charite.de. FAU - Unmann, Annemarie AU - Unmann A AD - Centrum fur Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland. AD - LKH Feldbach, Feldbach, Osterreich. FAU - Akgun, Doruk AU - Akgun D AD - Centrum fur Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland. FAU - Schoch, Christian AU - Schoch C AD - St. Vinzenz Klinik Pfronten, Pfronten, Deutschland. FAU - Geyer, Stephanie AU - Geyer S AD - St. Vinzenz Klinik Pfronten, Pfronten, Deutschland. AD - Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munchen, Deutschland. FAU - Thiele, Hildtrud AU - Thiele H AD - Privatpraxis Thiele, Berlin, Deutschland. FAU - Mader, Konrad AU - Mader K AD - Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland. FAU - Siebenlist, Sebastian AU - Siebenlist S AD - Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munchen, Deutschland. LA - ger PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PT - Review TT - Infiltrationstherapien am Ellenbogengelenk bei Epicondylopathia humeri radialis. DEP - 20230419 PL - Germany TA - Orthopadie (Heidelb) JT - Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) JID - 9918384887206676 RN - 0 (Adrenal Cortex Hormones) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Tennis Elbow/therapy MH - Adrenal Cortex Hormones MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Injections MH - Pain Measurement OTO - NOTNLM OT - Corticosteroids OT - Hyaluronic acid OT - Platelet-rich plasma OT - Tennis elbow OT - Ultrasonography EDAT- 2023/04/19 12:42 MHDA- 2023/04/28 06:42 CRDT- 2023/04/19 11:12 PHST- 2023/03/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/28 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/19 12:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/19 11:12 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00132-023-04371-9 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00132-023-04371-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Orthopadie (Heidelb). 2023 May;52(5):379-386. doi: 10.1007/s00132-023-04371-9. Epub 2023 Apr 19.