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Is every elbow injury considered "tennis elbow"?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No: Absolutely not! elbow injuries can be fractures, tendon tears (biceps/triceps), cartilage injuries like osteochondritis dissecans, muscle strains, ligament injuries like ulnar collateral ligament injuries requiring tommy john surgery, or nerve injuries such as ulnar neuritis (funny bone nerve) to name a few...
Answered 1/22/2014
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No: Tennis elbow is a specific diagnosis. It happens to be the most common cause of lateral elbow pain, but there are many other diagnoses. See an upper extremity surgeon for a correct diagnosis and treatment plan.
Answered 4/17/2019
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No.: A tennis elbow is limited to pain on the outside of your elbow, where the bulk of your wrist extensor muscles originate.
Answered 7/18/2014
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