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Elbow Injuries and Disorders

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Summary

Your elbow joint is made up of bone, cartilage, ligaments and fluid. Muscles and tendons help the elbow joint move. When any of these structures is hurt or diseased, you have elbow problems.

Many things can make your elbow hurt. A common cause is tendinitis, an inflammation or injury to the tendons that attach muscle to bone. Tendinitis of the elbow is a sports injury, often from playing tennis or golf. You may also get tendinitis from overuse of the elbow.

Other causes of elbow pain include sprains and strains, fractures (broken bones), dislocations, bursitis, and arthritis. Treatment depends on the cause.

Start Here

  • Elbow Pain (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

Diagnosis and Tests

  • Bone X-Ray Video (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish
  • Direct Arthrography Video (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish
  • Hand/Wrist/Arm Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
  • X-Ray Exam: Elbow (Nemours Foundation)

Treatments and Therapies

  • Joint and Soft Tissue Injections (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish

Specifics

  • Elbow (Olecranon) Bursitis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  • Elbow (Olecranon) Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  • Golfer's Elbow (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Osteochondritis Dissecans (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
  • Tennis Elbow (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  • Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow (Cubital Tunnel Syndrome) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Cubital Tunnel Syndrome From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Elbow Injuries From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Elbow Injuries From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Tennis Elbow From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: Predicting refractoriness in lateral epicondylitis using initial grip strength and quickdash:...
  • Article: Evaluating if ChatGPT Can Answer Common Patient Questions Compared to OrthoInfo...
  • Article: A claims-based current clinical course of the post-treatment period after a...
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  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases From the National Institutes of Health Also in Spanish

Children

  • Osteochondritis Dissecans (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

Patient Handouts

  • Elbow pain (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Elbow replacement (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Elbow sprain -- aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Medial epicondylitis - golfer's elbow (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Nursemaid's elbow (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Tennis elbow (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Tennis elbow surgery (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

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Elbow Injuries and Disorders

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  • Arm MRI scan
  • Elbow pain
  • Elbow replacement
  • Elbow replacement - discharge
  • Elbow sprain -- aftercare
  • Medial epicondylitis - golfer's elbow
  • Nursemaid's elbow
  • Tennis elbow
  • Tennis elbow surgery
  • Tennis elbow surgery - discharge

Related Health Topics

  • Hand Injuries and Disorders
  • Wrist Injuries and Disorders

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The primary NIH organization for research on Elbow Injuries and Disorders is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

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