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Lateral Elbow (Tennis Elbow) Denervation

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The anatomy of the innervation of the lateral humeral epicondyle is described, and related, clinically to “tennis elbow.” Nerve block of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the forearm is described. Confounding clinical decisions related to radial nerve entrapment at the elbow and forearm are discussed. The technical approaches to denervation of the lateral humeral epicondyle are described and illustrated. The results of lateral humeral epicondylar denervation are presented.

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Dellon, A.L. (2019). Lateral Elbow (Tennis Elbow) Denervation. In: Joint Denervation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05538-7_6

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