Intractable lateral epicondilytis: A differential diagnosis algorithm for a correct clinical interpretation

• Autores: José Miguel Aguililla Liñán, Maribel Miguel Pérez, Jordi Palau González, Ingrid Möller
• Localización: Apunts: Medicina de l'esport, ISSN 0213-3717, ISSN-e 1886-6581, Vol. 56, Nº 211, 2021
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The epicondylalgia is the most frequent upper extremity pathology in adults and it can become an “intractable lateral epicondylitis” when patients do not improve with the treatment received. This is a complex entity that includes several musculo-tendinous, articular and neural syndromes than can coexist and they can also be confused with each other. For this reason, it is necessary to do a systematized and exhaustive evaluation where all the dysfunctions capable of generating the symptoms are precisely and independently analyzed. On this basis, a 7 steps assessment algorithm is proposed on this paper to enable the clinician to perform a complete and organized evaluation of these patients, to achieve a correct clinical interpretation.