?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Autologous+Blood+versus+Corticosteroid+Local+Injection+for+Treatment+of+Lateral+Epicondylosis%3A+A+Randomized+Clinical+Trial&rft.creator=Singh%2C+A&rft.creator=Gangwar%2C+DS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objective%3A+The+objective+of+the+present+single+blinded+prospective+randomized+control+trial+was+assessment+of+efficacy+of+autologous+blood+injection+versus+local+steroid+injection+in+treatment+of+lateral+epicondylosis+of+elbow.+Methodology%3A+Using+a+pre-post+experimental+design%2C+a+total+of+sixty+patients+of+previously+untreated+lateral+epicondylosis+were+selected%3B+Group+1+(n%3D30)+was+administered+single+injection+of+autologous+blood+and+Group+2+(n%3D30)+single+local+corticosteroid+injection.+Assessment+was+done+at+baseline%2C+2+weeks%2C+6+weeks+and+12+weeks+using+PRTEE+(Patient+Rated+Tennis+Elbow+Evaluation)+score.+Results%3A+Pre+injection+parameters+showed+no+difference+between+groups+(chi+square+test%2C+p+%3E+0.005).+Analysis+between+groups+showed+significant+decrease+in+steroid+group+at+very+short+term+-+2+weeks+(unpaired+t+test%2C+p+%3C+0.005).There+was+no+difference+between+groups+at+6+weeks.+There+was+a+significant+improvement+in+blood+group+at+medium+term+-12+weeks+(unpaired+t+test%2C+p+%3C+0.05).+Conclusion%3A+Both+the+interventions+were+effective+in+reducing+pain+and+improving+functional+status+of+patients+in+short+term%2C+but+autologous+blood+was+more+effective+in+longer+run.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2013-08-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9159%2F1%2F2013-2-11.pdf&rft.identifier=++Singh%2C+A+and+Gangwar%2C+DS++(2013)+Autologous+Blood+versus+Corticosteroid+Local+Injection+for+Treatment+of+Lateral+Epicondylosis%3A+A+Randomized+Clinical+Trial.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9159%2F