Treatment of Epicondylalgia and Nerve Entrapments around the Elbow
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ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF PAPERS INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................1 HISTORY .............................................................................................................................. 1 BACKGROUND ..........................................................................................................4 ANATOMY ............................................................................................................................ 6 The lateral epicondyle..................................................................................................... 6 The medial epicondyle .................................................................................................... 7 EPICONDYLALGIA ............................................................................................................ 9 Epidemiology and pathomechanics .............................................................................. 9 Diagnosis ........................................................................................................................ 12 TREATMENT METHODS ................................................................................................ 15 Natural course ................................................................................................................ 15 Conservative management .......................................................................................... 16 Eccentric (strengthening) exercise ............................................................................. 16 Eccentric exercises and stretching ............................................................................. 18 Stretching ........................................................................................................................ 19 Surgery ............................................................................................................................ 19 COMPRESSIVE OR ENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHIES AROUND THE ELBOW . 21 Epidemiology and pathomechanics ............................................................................ 21 Radial tunnel syndrome (RTS) .................................................................................... 21 Pronator syndrome (PS)............................................................................................... 22 Cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS)................................................................................. 22 Diagnosis ........................................................................................................................ 23 Radial tunnel syndrome ................................................................................................ 23 Pronator syndrome ........................................................................................................ 24 Cubital tunnel syndrome............................................................................................... 26 TREATMENT METHODS ................................................................................................ 27 Conservative management .......................................................................................... 27 Radial tunnel syndrome ................................................................................................ 27 Pronator syndrome ........................................................................................................ 27 Cubital tunnel syndrome............................................................................................... 27 Surgery ............................................................................................................................ 28 Radial tunnel syndrome ................................................................................................ 28 Pronator syndrome ........................................................................................................ 29 Cubital tunnel syndrome............................................................................................... 29 METHODS FOR ASSESSMENTS OF OUTCOME..................................................... 30 Neurophysiological investigations............................................................................... 30 Visual analogue scale (VAS) ....................................................................................... 30
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