Lateral Epicondylitis: Review and Current Concepts

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1271-1279

  Faro, Frances ^a   Wolf, Jennifer Moriatis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral epicondylitis; review; tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; NAPROXEN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELBOW INJURY; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; EPICONDYLITIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLINT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENNIS ELBOW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ARTHRALGIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 34848866952     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.07.019     Document Type: Review

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