APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following findings are consistent with appropriate descriptions?

A	Tennis elbow = tenderness of lateral epicondyle
B	Golfer’s elbow = tenderness of lateral epicondyle
C	Tennis elbow = tenderness of medial epicondyle
D	Golfer’s elbow = tenderness of medial epicondyle

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Golfer’s Elbow is felt as pain on the inside of the elbow. It is a repetitive strain injury caused by overuse of the forearm muscles i.e gripping, lifting and activities that involve repetitive forward bending of the wrist. See “causes” It may also be called Medial Epicondylitis or Medial Epicondylopathy.

Detailed explanation-2: -[18] The most common findings on ultrasound are focal, hypoechoic changes in the common flexor tendon, thickening of the tendon sheath, partial or full-thickness tears, neovascularization using Doppler, and cortical irregularities at the medial epicondyle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Polk’s test is an easy to learn, easy to perform and simple to interpret test that can help the clinician differentiate between Lateral Epicondylitis and Medial Epicondylitis.

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