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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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