| Record status | This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. |
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| Bibliographic details | Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. Extracorporeal shock wave treatment for chronic lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Ottawa: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Issues in Emerging Health Technologies Issue 96 Part 2. 2007
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| Authors' objectives | The aim of this bulletin is to provide an overview of extracorporeal shock wave treatment for chronic lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow).
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| Authors' conclusions | Limited evidence shows that ESWT is cheaper than arthroscopic surgery, open surgery, and other conservative therapies, such as steroid infiltrations and physiotherapy, that continue for more than six weeks.
The lack of convincing evidence regarding its effectiveness does not support the use of ESWT for CLE.
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| URL for original research | http://www.cadth.ca/ |
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| Subject index terms status | Subject indexing assigned by CRD |
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| Subject index terms | High-Energy Shock Waves /therapeutic use; Tendinopathy /therapy; Tennis Elbow /therapy |
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| Language | English, French |
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| Address for correspondence | 600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
 publications@cadth.ca |
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| Accession number | 32007000116 |
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| Database entry date | 28 March 2007 |
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