‘Tennis elbow’ is characterized by
Correct Answer: Tenderness of common extensor origin
Description: Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) This is the most common cause of elbow pain excluding traumatic conditions Usually occur in patients of 30-40 years, etiology is unknown in most cases Strenous or over activity may precede spymptoms Anterodistal lateral epicondyle tenderness Diagnosis Resisted wrist extension is a reliable diagnostic test Local anaesthetic injection is diagnostically helpful Treatment Vast majority improve with supervised Conservative management Open or ahroscopic release yields good results in recalcitrant cases Ahroscopic release also identifies associated pathology Ref: Bailey and love 27th edition Pgno : 448
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