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| Study and year | Design | Level of evidence | | Followup (months) | Pain Δ | ROM Δ | Function Δ |
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| Degreef et al., 2010 [25] | Retrospective review | IV | 19 (20 elbows) | 24 | VAS (before 5.8 to after 1.8) | 29 | (i) MEPI (before 54 to after 88; good to excellent results in 16 elbows) |
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Adams and Steinmann, 2008 [26] | Retrospective review | IV | 41 (42 elbows) | 44 | 0–5 Likert scale. (2.86 before to 1.43 after) | 27.3 | (i) MEPI (before 67.5 to after 84.4; good to excellent results in 81% of elbows) |
| Krishnan et al., 2007 [27] | Case series | IV | 11 | 26 | VAS (before 9.2 to after 1.7) | 73 | MEPI (before 58 to after 89; good to excellent results in 11 elbows) |
| Kelly et al., 2007 [28] | Case series | IV | 24 (25 elbows) | 67 | VAS (before 7 to after 2) | 21 | Andrews and Carson scoring (subjective scoring—before 45 to after 82; objective scoring—before 69 to after 93) |
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Kim and Shin., 2000 [29] | Case series | IV | 30 | 42.5 | 27 patients reported good pain relief. Measure not reported | 36 | — |
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