Tennis elbow Flashcards
1
Q
What is tennis elbow?
A
Lateral epichondylitis- Inflammation of the lateral common extensor tendons.
2
Q
What causes tennis elbow?
A
Repetitive strain injury in tennis players and others who perform resisted extension at the wrist.
Can also be due to degenerative enthesopathy.
3
Q
Pathology of tennis elbow
A
Microtears in the common extensor origin
4
Q
Clinical features of tennis elbow
A
Pain in extension of the wrist and middle finger.
Painful and tender lateral epichondyle.
5
Q
Treatment of tennis elbow
A
Self- limiting however- Rest from activities that exacerbate it NSAIDs Physiotherapy Steroid injections Use of brace (elbow clasp) Rarely- surgical treatment is given to divide the common extensor origin (has variable result)
