Evaluation of the Efficacy of Prolotherapy in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis Using Shear-Wave Elastography

21 March 2026 : Clinical Research

Mehmet Boz^{ABCDEFG 1*}, Mehmet Akçiçek^{ABCDEFG 2}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.951728

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e951728

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Table 2 Comparison of kPa values according to sex.

		All participants	Sex		P
		All participants	Female (n=15)	Male (n=21)	P
kPa 1	Mean±SD	117.75±16.37	108.91±16.46	124.06±13.37	0.004^a
kPa 1	Median (Min–Max)	115.2 (79.1–145.9)	108.5 (79.1–141.1)	123.8 (95.3–145.9)	0.004^a
kPa 2	Mean±SD	139.90±20.75	130.75±16.89	146.44±21.12	0.023^a
kPa 2	Median (Min–Max)	141.5 (101.1–179.9)	140.7 (105.8–156.4)	150.6 (101.1–179.9)	0.023^a
Difference ∆	Mean±SD	22.16±13.80	21.85±16.37	22.38±12.06	0.657^c
Difference ∆		0.001^e	0.048^e	0.001^e	0.657^c
^a Test; ^c Mann-Whitney U Test; ^e Paired Samples -Test. kPa – shear-wave elasticity, expressed in kilopascals; SD – standard deviation; Min – minimum; Max – maximum. ^** ^*

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