Patellar Tendinopathy-Does Injection Therapy Have a Role? A Systematic Review of Randomised Control Trials.

ABSTRACT: Injection treatment is one of the most widely used methods for the conservative management of patellar tendinopathy. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesise data from randomised control trails on the effectiveness of various injections used in the management of patellar tendinopathy. An electronic search was conducted in the Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and SPORTDiscus databases. To be included in the current systematic review, the study had to be an RCT conducted on human participants that investigated the effect of at least one injection treatment on the management of patellar tendinopathy. Selected studies were required to report either patient-reported outcomes or biological and clinical markers of the tendon healing. The methodological quality of the studies was a

SUBMITTER: Nuhmani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8999520 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature