Thermography as a diagnostic aid in tennis elbow.
Thermal screening was used in order to distinguish between Tennis Elbow and entrapment of posterior interosseous nerve. Both conditions have a very similar clinical picture but there should be an altogether different approach concerning treatment. The differential diagnosis is therefore of great importance and thermography of the elbow is a valuable aid in this distinction.
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013715:Tennis; D013817:Thermography; D000092464:Elbow Injuries