"Tennis Elbow" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition characterized by pain in or near the lateral humeral epicondyle or in the forearm extensor muscle mass as a result of unusual strain. It occurs due repetitive stresses on the elbow from activities such as tennis playing.
| Descriptor ID |
D013716
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.869.435.500 C26.088.890 C26.874.800.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Tennis Elbow- Tennis Elbow
- Elbow, Tennis
- Elbows, Tennis
- Tennis Elbows
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Epicondylitides, Lateral
- Epicondylitis, Lateral
- Lateral Epicondylitides
- Epicondylitis, Lateral Humeral
- Epicondylitides, Lateral Humeral
- Humeral Epicondylitides, Lateral
- Humeral Epicondylitis, Lateral
- Lateral Humeral Epicondylitides
- Lateral Humeral Epicondylitis
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tennis Elbow" by people in Profiles.
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Chronic olecranon bursitis. J Hand Surg Am. 2011 Apr; 36(4):708-9; quiz 710.
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Clinical commentary in response to: the effects of oscillating-energy manual therapy on lateral epicondylitis: a randomized, placebo-controlled, and double-blinded study. J Hand Ther. 2008 Jan-Mar; 21(1):15-7.