Figure – Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, occurs most frequently in the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon. The high incidence of lateral epicondylitis in patients with cervical radiculopathy suggests a correlation between C6 and C7 radiculopathy and the onset of lateral epicondylitis. Background A diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis, described as a condition causing pain in the latera...

Figure – Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, occurs most frequently in the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon. The high incidence of lateral epicondylitis in patients with cervical radiculopathy suggests a correlation between C6 and C7 radiculopathy and the onset of lateral epicondylitis. Background A diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis, described as a condition causing pain in the latera...

During a symposium at the recent American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting on tennis elbow, a debate ensued regarding the optimal treatment for this troublesome tendinopathy that we all see in our offices. Based on data from the randomized, controlled trial by Smidt et al1 on 185 patients with lateral epicondylitis, patients who were treated expectantly did as well as those treate...

Posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) of the elbow is the most common type of chronic elbow instability and is principally due to lateral ulnar collateral ligament injury. We describe a novel surgical technique for the treatment of PLRI using the Surgilig/ LockDown. Using this tensioned double-braided polyester synthetic ligament to reconstruct the lateral ulnar collateral ligament it is p...

Figure – Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, occurs most frequently in the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon. The high incidence of lateral epicondylitis in patients with cervical radiculopathy suggests a correlation between C6 and C7 radiculopathy and the onset of lateral epicondylitis. Background A diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis, described as a condition causing pain in the latera...

Lateral epicondylitis i.e. tennis elbow is a medical term for inflammation of the elbow on the lateral (outer) epicondyle. The condition usually occurs during excessive use of the arm, forearm and the muscles in that area which result with pain in the elbow. Fundamentally the condition appears when there are strong, monotonous and long movements of the muscles which burden the lateral epicondyl...

Elbow arthroscopy is a tool useful for the treatment of a variety of pathologies about the elbow. The major indications for elbow arthroscopy include débridement for septic elbow arthritis, synovectomy for inflammatory arthritis, débridement for osteoarthritis, loose body extraction, contracture release, treatment of osteochondral defects and selected fractures or instability, and tennis elbow ...

Joint injection of the elbow is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the family physician. In this article, the injection procedures for the elbow joint, medial and lateral epicondylitis, and olecranon bursitis are reviewed. Persistent pain related to inflammatory conditions responds well to injection in the region. Indications for elbow joint injection include osteoarthritis and rheuma...

BACKGROUND Elbow lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury may arise after trauma or lateral surgical approaches. The optimal method of rehabilitating the LCL-insufficient elbow is unclear. Therapists often prescribe active motion exercises with the forearm pronated. Recently, overhead exercises have become popular as they may enable gravity to compress the elbow joint, improving stability, alth...