%0 Journal Article
%T Abstract
%A FAAIZ ALI SHAH
%A KIFAYATULLAH
%A HAZIQDAD KHAN
%J The Professional Medical Journal
%D 2011
%I 
%X Objectives: To evaluate the results of autologous blood injection as a treatment for chronic tennis elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis).Study Design: Descriptive case- series. Setting and Duration: Orthopaedic Surgery Unit Mardan Medical Complex Teaching hospital Bacha Khan Medical College Mardan KPK, from April 2010 to June 2011. Methodology: A total of 22 patients with tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) were injected with 2 mL of autologous blood under the extensor carpi radialis brevis in the Out-Patient Department (OPD). Patients rated their pain on a Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) scale of 0 to 10 with 0 representing no pain and 10 the worst pain they had ever experienced, and categorized themselves according to Nirschl score(1-7). After the procedure pain rating and Nirschl score were recorded every 3rd week for a minimum of 6 months. If pain relief was not relieved entirely 6 weeks after the autologous blood injection a repeat injection was offered to the patient. Results: Seventeen patients (77.2%) received one injection of autologous blood and had resulted in lowering their mean pre-injection pain score and Nirschl sore of 6.2 and 6 to 0.1 and 1.1 post-injection respectively. Five patients (22.7%) received two injections and their average pre-injection pain score of 6.8 and Nirschl score of 6.2 were lowered to 0.2 and 1 respectively. Conclusions: Autolgous blood injectionis an effective way to treat patients of chronic tennis elbow as demonstrated by decrease in pain and fall in Nirschl score and we therefore recommend it as a first line treatment for chronic tennis elbow.
%K Tennis elbow
%K Lateral epicondylitis
%K Autologous blood
%U http://www.theprofesional.com/article/2011/Vol-18-no-4/016%20Prof-1797.pdf