PURPOSE To compare the efficacy of autologous blood injection versus corticosteroid injection for lateral epicondylitis. METHODS 21 men and 59 women (mean age, 45.2 years) presenting with lateral epicondylitis were randomised to receive either autologous blood injection (2 ml of autologous venous blood mixed with 1 ml of 2% prilocaine hydrochloride) or corticosteroid injection (1 ml of 40 mg ...

Bronchoscopic treatment for emphysematous lung diseases has attracted clinical attention, and several different approaches are being investigated. We present a case of emphysematous bullae that was effectively treated with a newly developed bronchoscopic intervention, autologous blood injection. A 59-year-old man was referred to our institution with exertional dyspnoea. Chest CT showed emphysem...

Introduction: Epinephrine-containing lidocaine is the most used anestheic drug in dentistry. The aim of this study was to investigate the hemodynamic changes following local infiltration of 2%lidocaine with 1:80,000 epinephrine in subjects undergoing orthognatic surgery under general anesthesia. Methods: Twenty five patients without any systemic disease participated. After general anesthesia, t...

accordingly, his clinic has ‘‘ceased the policy of aspiration before injection.’’ Although respecting this position, I am not completely in agreement with it. The data presented by Waibel certainly confirm the common knowledge that strict conformity to official recommendations, eventually in combination with additional safety measures like the use of smaller needles, can reduce to extremely low...

Background & Aims: The anti TNF drugs are new line treatment for articular inflammatory diseases which are used systemically, but due to expensiveness and some systemic adverse effects have limited usage. The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of intra-articular (local) injection of Etanercept and Infliximab as two anti TNF drugs on histopathology and also due to the important ro...

A number of investigators (1) have attempted to explain the decreased utilization of carbohydrate in conditions accompanying food intakes low in carbohydrate and high in fat. In the case of the formation of increased amounts of ketone bodies due to such conditions or to diabetes, Nath and Brahmachari (2) have attributed at least a part of the decreased utilization of carbohydrate to an inactiva...

A SUMMARY of methods for collecting blood from reptiles has been published. In that summary, four ways to collect blood from snakes are mentioned: cardiac puncture; bleeding from the palatine vein on the roof of the mouth; an orbital bleeding technique in which a capillary tube is used to pierce the conjunctival membrane between the eyeball and orbit; and blood collected by cutting off the tip ...

Results Autologous blood injection therapy has been shown to have a significant positive effect on both pain and joint function, with concomitant therapies not being demonstrated to be required in the management of tendinopathy. However, the majority of studies were representative of patients being treated for refractory epicondylitis with different procedure techniques being employed. No studi...