title: Medial and lateral epicondylitis in the athlete.
abstract: An appropriate diagnosis must be made after carefully excluding all other options in treating the patient with lateral epicondylitis. The majority of these patients will do well with nonsurgical treatment; however, if unresponsive to this regimen, a carefully selected patient will have a successful result with surgical reconstruction (85%-95% of patients). Attention to detail both pre- and postoperatively will help to create a successful result in a disease entity that plagues a large proportion of our athletic population.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Plancher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Halbrecht
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lourie
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D000092464:Elbow Injuries