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tennis elbow
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condition caused by repetitive movements in which the outer elbow becomes sore and tender, sometimes involving inflammation or small tendon tears
OverviewAI-generated
Tennis elbow is a medical condition classified under the ICD-10 code for lateral epicondylitis, unspecified elbow. It is identified in the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) with the code L93. The condition has a significant presence in medical literature, with 2,918 records found in PubMed and 284 entries listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
The topic is also well-documented in general reference materials, having been referenced by 348 other encyclopedia articles. A dedicated category for the condition exists on Wikimedia Commons.
Synthesized by Vinony from 8 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, Medline, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Other names
- Lateral epicondylitis, lateral elbow tendinopathy, pickleball elbow
- Specialty
- Orthopedics , sports medicine
- Symptoms
- Painful and tender outer part of the elbow
- Usual onset
- Gradual
- Duration
- Less than 1 to 2 years
- Causes
- Middle age (ages 35–60).
- Diagnostic method
- Symptoms and physical examination
- Differential diagnosis
- Osteoarthritis
- Treatment
- Nothing is proved to alter the natural course of the disease. Exercises, braces, ice or heat, and medications may be palliative.
via Wikipedia infobox
Health references
- ICD-10
- M77.10 — Lateral epicondylitis, unspecified elbow
- MedlinePlus
- Consumer health page →
Research
2,918 papers- Elbow tendinopathy: tennis elbow.Clinics in sports medicine · 2003
- Tennis elbow: associated psychological factors.Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · 2018
- Cyriax physiotherapy for tennis elbow/lateral epicondylitis.British journal of sports medicine · 2004
- [TENNIS ELBOW].Harefuah · 2025
- Tennis elbow.American family physician · 1993
via PubMed
Clinical Trials
284 registered- NARECRUITINGMultimodal Rehabilitation Approach in Patients of Lateral EpicondylitisRiphah International University · NCT06686732
- PHASE3COMPLETEDTreatment of Tennis Elbow With Botulinum ToxinChinese University of Hong Kong · NCT00119704
- NATERMINATEDMultiple Platelet-Rich Plasma Lateral Epidondylitis Injections Versus a Single Platelet-Rich Plasma InjectionKaiser Permanente · NCT02343822
- NACOMPLETEDInvestigating the Effects of Neuromobilization in Lateral EpicondylitisKTO Karatay University · NCT04219488
- NACOMPLETEDComparing the Efficacy of Continuous and Pulsed Ultrasound Treatments in Lateral EpicondylitisEskisehir Osmangazi University · NCT03944122
- NAACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGManual Therapy on Lateral Elbow PainUniversity of La Laguna · NCT07461311
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- injury
- Subclass of
- repetitive strain injury
- Sport
- tennis
- Image
- Tennis Elbow Anatomy.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- ICPC 2 ID
- L93
- health specialty
- physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Commons category
- Tennis elbow
- risk factor
- smoking
- symptoms and signs
- pain
- has cause
- repetition
- medical examination
- magnetic resonance imaging
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Encyclopedic overview
Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis, is an enthesopathy (attachment point disease) of the origin of the extensor carpi radialis brevis on the lateral epicondyle. It causes pain and tenderness over the lateral epicondyle.
Tennis elbow is idiopathic, meaning its precise cause is unknown. It likely involves tendinosis, an overuse injury of the local tendon.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tennis elbow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.