Abstract
Surgical treatment is indicated for patients with recalcitrant symptoms of lateral epicondylitis or lateral elbow pain; however, the success of any surgical technique depends on proper patient selection, identification of the pathology, and complete resection of the pathologic tendinosis tissue. Arthroscopic treatment is a relatively new concept of managing these symptoms with techniques that have advanced over the last 20 years. In addition to the other advantages of arthroscopy the ability to resect the pathologic tendinosis tissue of the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) origin through an inside-out approach is foremost.
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Baker, C.L., Baker, C.L. (2013). Arthroscopic Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis. In: Pederzini, L. (eds) Elbow Arthroscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38103-4_4
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