Sonographic probe induced tenderness for lateral epicondylitis: An accurate technique to confirm the location of the lesion

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 836-839

  Noh, Kyung Hwan ^a   Moon, Young Lae ^a   Jacir, Alberto M ^d   Kim, Kwang Hai ^b   Gorthi, Venkat ^c  

^a Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pundang Yonsei Orthopaedic Clinic   (South Korea)

^c Vizag Orthopaedics and Special Surgery   (India)

^d ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow; Extensor carpi radialis brevis; Lateral epicondylitis; Probe induced tenderness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TENNIS ELBOW;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TENNIS ELBOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 77952546248     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-1037-0     Document Type: Article

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