'Lateral elbow tendinopathy' is the most appropriate diagnostic term for the condition commonly referred-to as lateral epicondylitis.
A plethora of terms that have been used to describe lateral epicondylitis including tennis elbow (TE), epicondylalgia, tendonitis, tendinosis and tendinopathy. These terms usually have the prefix extensor or lateral elbow. Lateral elbow tendinopathy seems to be the most appropriate term to use in clinical practice because other terms make reference to inappropriate aetiological, anatomical and pathophysiological terms. The correct diagnostic term is important for the right treatment.
Stasinopoulos
Dimitrios
D
School of Health and Human Sciences, Faculty of Health, Leeds Metropolitan University, Calverly Street, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK. d_stasinopoulos@yahoo.gr
Johnson
Mark I
MI
D004550:Elbow / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy