Elbow Disorders
A 42-year-old right-hand dominant office worker presents with 4 months of lateral elbow pain. She reports pain with gripping and lifting objects such as a coffee cup. Pain is localized to the lateral epicondyle and radiates into the forearm. Examination shows point tenderness at the lateral epicondyle and pain with resisted wrist extension. Regarding lateral epicondylitis:
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Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is a degenerative tendinopathy primarily affecting the extensor...
Clinical features include lateral elbow pain exacerbated by gripping and wrist extension, point tend...
Lateral epicondylitis is primarily an inflammatory condition; the extensor carpi ulnaris is most com...
Conservative treatment includes activity modification, counterforce bracing (tennis elbow strap), ph...
Surgical treatment is reserved for cases refractory to 6-12 months of conservative management and in...
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