Table w1

Members of the Community Musculoskeletal Research Group
 

Table w1 Outcome at four weeks and six and 12 months for patients with lateral epicondylitis according to treatment group. Values are numbers (percentages) of patients*
 

4 weeks
6 months
12 months
Injection

(n=53)

Naproxen

(n=53)

Placebo

(n=58)

Injection

(n=53)

Naproxen

(n=53)

Placebo

(n=58)

Injection

(n=53)

Naproxen

(n=53)

Placebo

(n=58)

Pain
Elbow pain today
27 (51)†‡
47 (89)
51 (88)
36 (68)†‡
21 (40)
26 (45)
24 (45)
18 (34)
20 (35)
Pain every day for 1 week
22 (42)†‡
38 (72)
43 (74)
28 (53)†‡
16 (30)
19 (33)
17 (32)
12 (23)
12 (21)
Pain for at least 1 day in past week
30 (57)†‡
50 (94)
55 (95)
46 (87)†‡
29 (55)
37 (64)
37 (70)†‡
25 (47)
27 (47)
Movement and strength
Grip strength >300 mm Hg
20 (38)†‡
4 (8)
8 (14)
14 (26)
13 (25)
18 (31)
17 (32)
24 (45)
23 (40)
Pain on extension of middle finger
26 (49)†‡
48 (91)
45 (78)
38 (72)†
27 (51)
32 (55)
25 (47)
24 (45)
21 (37)
Pain on extension of wrist
19 (36)†‡
45 (85)
47 (81)
39 (74)†‡
25 (47)
32 (55)
29 (55)‡
20 (38)
20 (35)
Tenderness
31 (59)†‡
49 (93)
53 (91)
42 (79)†‡
32 (60)
36 (62)
35 (66)
25 (47)
34 (60)
Disability
Dressing
11 (21)†‡
30 (57)
28 (52)
16 (31)†
5 (10)
10 (19)
13 (27)†
4 (8)
9 (16)
Feeding
20 (38)†‡
34 (65)
35 (64)
28 (55)†‡
18 (35)
19 (34)
17 (34)
12 (23)
13 (23)
Washing
20 (38)†‡
33 (64)
39 (71)
24 (46)
15 (29)
22 (41)
19 (37)
12 (24)
13 (24)
Household tasks
23 (44)†‡
43 (83) 
46 (81)
35 (66)‡
25 (48)
26 (47)
29 (57)†
19 (36)
24 (43)
Opening doors
12 (24)†‡
23 (45)
23 (47)
15 (29)†
4 (8)
7 (14)
9 (18)†
1 (2)¶
9 (17)
Carrying objects
24 (47)†‡
47 (89)
49 (86)
38 (72)†
22 (42)
34 (61)
32 (63)
24 (45)
30 (53)
With work
19 (36)†‡
35 (73)
38 (72)
28 (55)
19 (40)
24 (44)
23 (46)
14 (29)
18 (33)
With sport
20 (39)†‡
31 (74)
33 (67)
23 (46)
18 (40)
19 (38)
18 (38)
14 (33)
15 (28)

*Percentages may not calculate exactly because of missing data.

†P<0.05 for injection versus naproxen.

‡P <0.05 for injection versus placebo.

¶P <0.05 for naproxen versus placebo.

Members of the Community Musculoskeletal Research Group were

Drs T Baker, J Barber, A Bartlam, S Bradbury, M Brown, G Carpenter, R Chambers, V Cooper, G Davenport, A Dent, J Dixon, H Dobson, S Fawcett, M Fisher, P Franklin, J Gray, K Haill, P Hamilton, B Hufton, A Irvine, G Kay, S Manian, G Morgans, R Muirhead, C Oleshko, J Oxtoby, N Patel, M Porcheret, R Potter, D Price, A Pritchard, A Ralphs, P Rigby, T Schur, P Scott, K Seth, M Shapley, S Somerville, P Turner, A Vaghmaria, and J Worthington.


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