Effect of Corticosteroid Injection, Physiotherapy, or Both on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Unilateral Lateral Epicondylalgia

Abstract

Use of corticosteroid injections to treat lateral epicondylalgia is increasingly discouraged,^1,2 partly because evidence of long-term efficacy has not been found,^3-5 and due to high recurrence rates.^3,6 In a randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up,³ recurrence was evident in 72% of patients receiving corticosteroid injection compared with 8% after physiotherapy.