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Elbow Conditions and Procedures

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  • Tennis Elbow Tennis Elbow and Golfers Elbow

    This condition is charactersied by pain and tenderness on the outside of the elbow. It occurs as a result of repetitive strain and trauma on the attachment of the extensor tendons of the wrist (these tendons bend the wrist back) and of the fingers, at the lower and outer portion of the arm (the outer 'bump of the elbow).

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  • Golfers Elbow Tennis Elbow and Golfers Elbow

    Golfers elbow is a similar condition charactersied by pain and tenderness on the inside of the elbow. It occurs as a result of 'inflammation' (tendinosis) of the attachment of the flexor tendons of the wrist ( these tendons bend the wrist forward) and of the fingers, at the lower and inner portion of the arm ( the inner 'bump' of the elbow near the 'funny bone').

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  • Stiff Elbow Stiff Elbow

    Elbow stiffness is a condition characterized by a restricted range of motion of the elbow causing difficulty bending, straightening, or rotating your arm. Elbow stiffness may be caused due to injury, disease, or deformity.

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  • Clicking and Locking Elbow Clicking and Locking Elbow

    Your elbow is a joint made up of three bones held together by muscles, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. It is both a hinge and pivot joint allowing you to bend and rotate your elbow freely. Loose bodies in your elbow are small pieces of bone or cartilage that have broken off and are lying or floating free within the joint.

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  • Arthritis Arthritis

    The elbow is a hinge type of joint. Osteoarthritis of the elbow is relatively rare. It is characterized by wear of the cartilage surface, progressive formation of osteopytes (bony expansion on the edge of the joint surface) and osteocartilagineous loose bodies inside the joint.

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  • Elbow Instability Elbow Instability

    Elbow instability is a condition in which the elbow joint occasionally slides out of alignment due to the unstable state of the joint.

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  • Elbow Fractures and Trauma Elbow Fractures and Trauma

    Elbow fractures may occur from trauma, resulting from various reasons: a fall on an outstretched arm, a direct blow to the elbow or an abnormal twist to the joint beyond its functional limit.

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