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Tennis Elbow: Diagnosis
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Lead Author(s):Â
Dwain M. Daniel, D.C.
How this evidence was rated:
Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT)
Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT)
Legend:A = consistent, good quality patient oriented evidence;
B = inconsistent or limited quality patient oriented evidence;
C = consensus, disease oriented evidence, usual practice, expert opinion or case series;
D = all or the preponderance of existing evidence is negative.
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Published on
December 1, 2006
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Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a condition that is relatively easy to diagnose based on patient history, observation and physical examination. Few studies have been performed to test the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic protocols for LE. The reader should keep in mind the strength of recommendation ratings are based on a very limited number of studies. Similar to plantar fasciitis, it should be noted the diagnostic term lateral epicondylitis is probably an error in terminology as the condition does not appear to be inflammatory in nature. It is usually degenerative, often resulting in thickening of the common extensor origin (1;2).
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