Approaches to Treating Tennis Elbow: Surgical vs. Conservative Treatment

Introduction Tennis Elbow, known also as Lateral Epicondylitis (LE) is a very common overuse injury affecting not only tennis players. Mainly, it causes pain, weakness in grip strength and difficulties with daily activities. Most patients are successfully treated with non-surgical methods but so...

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Main Authors: Anna Dziegciarczyk, Filip Banyś, Iga Wiak, Konrad Bochen, Filip Czyżewski, Weronika Górska, Filip Jasiński, Artur Łukawski, Julia Szałajska, Klaudia Wojtach
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Published: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń 2024-11-01
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Filip Banyś
Iga Wiak
Konrad Bochen
Filip Czyżewski
Weronika Górska
Filip Jasiński
Artur Łukawski
Julia Szałajska
Klaudia Wojtach
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Iga Wiak
Konrad Bochen
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Julia Szałajska
Klaudia Wojtach
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description Introduction Tennis Elbow, known also as Lateral Epicondylitis (LE) is a very common overuse injury affecting not only tennis players. Mainly, it causes pain, weakness in grip strength and difficulties with daily activities. Most patients are successfully treated with non-surgical methods but some of them eventually require surgical intervention. Aim of study The objective of this study is to evaluate both surgical and non-surgical treatment methods for Tennis Elbow and seeks to introduce doctors and patients to the assets and downsides associated with them. State of Knowledge Tennis Elbow occurs in 1-3% of adults, most likely when frequently performing repeated movements of flexion and extension of the elbow. At the early stages inflammation is present, after that the vascular hyperplasia and active fibroblasts occur. Most common risk factors are manual labour, ipsilateral rotator cuff tear, ipsilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), female sex, dominant-side involvement, and hypertriglyceridemia. Summary (Conclusion) There is a wide range of available conservative treatment methods for Lateral Epicondylitis including physical therapy, various injections, and medication. They should be considered as the first line treatment showing high success rate for mild and moderate cases. Surgical methods have high success rates as well though they are considered more invasive and performed only on chronic patients. Best approach ought to be carefully selected for each patient based on severity of symptoms and patient needs.
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spelling doaj-art-d9e581a00524478bbb40b9ce32b267812025-08-20T01:53:26ZengNicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńQuality in Sport2450-31182024-11-013410.12775/QS.2024.34.56235Approaches to Treating Tennis Elbow: Surgical vs. Conservative TreatmentAnna Dziegciarczyk0Filip Banyś1Iga Wiak2Konrad Bochen3Filip Czyżewski4Weronika Górska5Filip Jasiński6Artur Łukawski7Julia Szałajska8Klaudia Wojtach9Medical University of WarsawMedical University of WarsawMedical University of WarsawMedical University of WarsawMedical University of WarsawMedical University of WarsawMedical University of WarsawMedical University of WarsawMedical University of WarsawMedical University of Warsaw Introduction Tennis Elbow, known also as Lateral Epicondylitis (LE) is a very common overuse injury affecting not only tennis players. Mainly, it causes pain, weakness in grip strength and difficulties with daily activities. Most patients are successfully treated with non-surgical methods but some of them eventually require surgical intervention. Aim of study The objective of this study is to evaluate both surgical and non-surgical treatment methods for Tennis Elbow and seeks to introduce doctors and patients to the assets and downsides associated with them. State of Knowledge Tennis Elbow occurs in 1-3% of adults, most likely when frequently performing repeated movements of flexion and extension of the elbow. At the early stages inflammation is present, after that the vascular hyperplasia and active fibroblasts occur. Most common risk factors are manual labour, ipsilateral rotator cuff tear, ipsilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), female sex, dominant-side involvement, and hypertriglyceridemia. Summary (Conclusion) There is a wide range of available conservative treatment methods for Lateral Epicondylitis including physical therapy, various injections, and medication. They should be considered as the first line treatment showing high success rate for mild and moderate cases. Surgical methods have high success rates as well though they are considered more invasive and performed only on chronic patients. Best approach ought to be carefully selected for each patient based on severity of symptoms and patient needs. https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/56235conservative treatmentOrthopedicsreviewelbowelbow tendinopathyTennis Elbow
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Filip Banyś
Iga Wiak
Konrad Bochen
Filip Czyżewski
Weronika Górska
Filip Jasiński
Artur Łukawski
Julia Szałajska
Klaudia Wojtach
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conservative treatment
Orthopedics
review
elbow
elbow tendinopathy
Tennis Elbow
title Approaches to Treating Tennis Elbow: Surgical vs. Conservative Treatment
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title_short Approaches to Treating Tennis Elbow: Surgical vs. Conservative Treatment
title_sort approaches to treating tennis elbow surgical vs conservative treatment
topic conservative treatment
Orthopedics
review
elbow
elbow tendinopathy
Tennis Elbow
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