Tennis elbow
- Lateral epicondylitis
- Commoner than medial epicondylitis
- Characterised by
- Pain and tenderness over lateral epicondyle
- Pain on dorsiflexion of wrist
Golfer’s elbow
- Medial epicondylitis
- Characterised by
- Pain and tenderness over medial epicondyle
- Pain on wrist flexion and elbow pronation
Treatment
- NSAIDs – topical or oral
- Physiotherapry
- Corticosteroid injections – conflicting evidence as to efficacy
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