Ultrasound Examination in Lateral Epicondylitis of Elbow

Ultrasound examination was performed with 7.5MHz transducer on 9 patients (10 wrists) with lateral epicondylitis of the elbow. There were 5 men and 4 women. Their age ranged from 40 to 57 years with a mean age of 47.9 years. The period of suffering ranged from 1 month to 3 years, with a mean duratio...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 121 - 123
Main Authors Nishioka, Eiji, Kitagawa, Keiji, Hidaka, Daijiro, Yoshida, Kenji, Yamanaka, Kensuke, Nagata, Kensei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 2002
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ECRB
lateral epicondylitis of the humerus
ultrasound examination
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Summary:Ultrasound examination was performed with 7.5MHz transducer on 9 patients (10 wrists) with lateral epicondylitis of the elbow. There were 5 men and 4 women. Their age ranged from 40 to 57 years with a mean age of 47.9 years. The period of suffering ranged from 1 month to 3 years, with a mean duration of 11.4 months. Normal cases were also studied for comparison. Ultrasound examination included longitudinal scan of the ECRB and EDC, and transverse scan of the lateral epicondyle of the elbow. The longitudinal and transverse scan of the ECRB and EDC showed enthesopathy with hypoechoic thickened extensor tendon. Ultrasonography seems to be useful for the evaluation of the degree of degeneration at the extensor tendon insertion.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.51.121