Arthroscopic Management of Lateral Epicondylitis

Lateral epicondylitis (LE) occurs in 1% to 3% of the general population, and most commonly affects the dominant extremity [3] of adults aged 35 to 50 years old [4]. LE reportedly occurs equally in males and females, [3,5] although one study found males are four to five times more likely to develop LE compared to females [6]. The condition is usually self-limited, [7,8] although some articles report of a less favorable prognosis. Bot et al [9]. found 90% of all patients report some improvement after one year, but only one-third of patients report full recovery. Nilsson et al [10] reported in that 297 patients after two years of conservative care, 54% had continued pain, while 46% had reduced function.