Mini-open surgical management of tennis elbow pathology

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 266-275

  St Pierre, Patrick ^a   Nirschl, Robert P ^a  

^a Nirschl Orthopaedic Center for Sports Medicine and Joint Reconstruction   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow tendonitis; Golfer's elbow; Lateral epicondylitis; Medial epicondylitis; Tendinosis; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS BREVIS MUSCLE; EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS LONGUS MUSCLE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM COMMUNIS MUSCLE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; TENDON SURGERY; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 33847672329     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bto.0000252013.17521.45     Document Type: Article

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