medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow)

Question 1

what is it?

Answer 1

overuse injury of hand, especially finger flexor tendons which originates in the medial humoral epicondyle

Question 2

what causes it?

Answer 2

repetitive strain or degeneration of common flexor origin

Question 3

what are the symptoms?

Answer 3

medial elbow pain with a tender point over origin of flexors at medial epicondyle
pain aggrevated by wrist flexion and pronation
pain worse on grasping
pain radiates down anterior forearm

Question 4

what are the signs?

Answer 4

flex elbow to 90 degrees in supination, pain produced when wrist flexed against resistance

Question 5

what investigations are used?

Answer 5

mainly clinical
USS and MRI when diagnosis uncertain