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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 3 Comparison between the studied groups according to VAS, PRTEE, and Quick DASH test through follow-up periods

From: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) versus local corticosteroid injection in treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in athletes: clinical and ultrasonographic evaluation

 

CS injection (15)

Group 1

ESWT (15)

Group 2

Statistical test (st t)

p value

Mean

±SD

Mean

±SD

VAS

Before

7.33

1.76

8.6

0.83

2.52

0.018*

2 w

4.33

1.76

5.8

1.7

2.32

0.028*

4 w

1.6

1.6

2.73

2.25

1.59

0.12

8 w

1.6

1.6

0.87

0.92

1.55

0.134

12 w

3.07

7.05

0.13

0.35

1.61

0.119

PRTEE

Before

78.2

11.79

82.13

8.08

1.07

0.30

2 w

35.67

16.92

61.33

11.21

4.9

< 0.001**

4 w

14.93

18.65

32.07

20.17

2.42

0.022*

8 w

11.73

12.7

6.07

3.1

1.68

0.104

12 w

9.07

8.74

1.47

1.3

3.33

0.002**

Quick DASH

Before

73.33

14.16

75.4

11.14

0.44

0.66

2 w

35.6

16.96

54.53

12.55

3.48

0.002**

4 w

13.33

16.83

27.87

17.46

2.32

0.028*

8 w

12.47

15.1

12.2

9.69

0.06

0.96

12 w

9.73

9.21

2.2

2.24

3.08

0.005**

  1. VAS, visual analog scale; PRTEE, patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation; DASH, disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand; w, week; CS, corticosteroid; ESWT, extracorporeal shock wave therapy
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