PTHawaii.com : Medical Library : Body : Elbow

Latest News

• Rubber Bar Exercises Help Relieve Tennis Elbow(07/14/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_86894.html
• Simple Steps Deliver Relief for Tennis Elbow(07/12/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_86775.html
• 'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age(06/02/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_85085.html

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Bone X-Ray (Radiography)(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=bonerad&bhcp=1
  Also available in Spanish http://www.radiologyinfo.org/sp/info.cfm?pg=bonerad
• Conventional Arthrography (Joint X-Ray)(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=arthrog&bhcp=1
  Also available in Spanish http://www.radiologyinfo.org/sp/info.cfm?pg=arthrog
• Elbow Pain(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/elbow-pain/MY00115/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
• Electrodiagnostic Testing(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00270
• Hand/Wrist/Arm Problems(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/symptom/526.printerview.html

Treatment

• Hand Surgery: Anesthesia(American Society for Surgery of the Hand) - http://www.assh.org/Public/HandConditions/Pages/HandSurgeryAnesthesia.aspx
• Joint and Soft Tissue Injections(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/physical/injuries/774.printerview.html
  Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/healthy/physical/injuries/774.printerview.html

Prevention/Screening

• Taking Care of Your Hand, Wrist, and Elbow(American Physical Therapy Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.apta.org/AM/Images/APTAIMAGES/ContentImages/ptandbody/hand/hand.pdf

Rehabilitation/Recovery

• Basic Wrist and Elbow Rehabilitation(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) - http://rehabworks.ksc.nasa.gov/education/protocols/basicwristelbow.php

Specific Conditions

• Biceps Tendon Tear at the Elbow(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00376
• Cubital Tunnel Syndrome(American Society for Surgery of the Hand) - http://www.assh.org/Public/HandConditions/Pages/CubitalTunnelSyndrome.aspx
• Elbow (Olecranon) Bursitis(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00028
• Elbow Dislocations and Fracture-Dislocations(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00029
• Elbow Fractures(American Society for Surgery of the Hand) - http://www.assh.org/Public/HandConditions/Pages/ElbowFractures.aspx
• Golfer's Elbow(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/golfers-elbow/DS00713/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Olecranon Fractures of the Elbow(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00503
• Osteoarthritis of the Elbow(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00421
• Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/articles/488.printerview.html
  Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/articles/488.printerview.html
• Radial Head Fractures(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00073&return_link=0
• Repetitive Motion Disorders(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/repetitive_motion/repetitive_motion.htm
• Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00068
• Ulnar Nerve Entrapment(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00069

Health Check Tools

• Elbow Pain(DSHI Systems) - http://www.freemd.com/elbow-pain/visit-virtual-doctor.htm

Tutorials

• Tennis Elbow(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/tenniselbow/htm/index.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/tenniselbowspanish/htm/index.htm

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Elbow Injuries(National Institutes of Health) - Links to PDF - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Elbow%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Tennis Elbow(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Tennis+Elbow%22

Journal Articles

• Article: Real-time sonoelastography of lateral epicondylitis: comparison of findings between patients... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19542412&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Long-term results after Ilizarov treatment for severe high-energy injuries of... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19509627&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Anterior olecranon fracture-dislocations of the elbow in children. A report... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19487529&tool=MedlinePlus
• Elbow Injuries and Disorders -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(tennis+elbow[majr]+OR+elbow/injuries[majr]+OR+elbow+joint/injuries[majr])+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+systematic[sb]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+guideline[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Glossary of Orthopaedic Words(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/glossary.cfm

Directories

• Find a Hand Surgeon(American Society for Surgery of the Hand) - http://www.assh.org/Public/Pages/HandSurgeons.aspx
• Find a Hand Therapist(American Society of Hand Therapists) - http://asht.smithbucklin.com/custom/index.cfm?section=customer
• Find an Orthopaedist(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://www6.aaos.org/about/public/members.cfm

Organizations

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - http://www.aaos.org/
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand - http://www.assh.org/
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/
  Also available in Spanish http://www.niams.nih.gov/Portal_En_Espanol/

Children

• Elbow Fractures in Children(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00037
  Also available in Spanish http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00488
• Nursemaid's Elbow(Children's Hospital Boston) - http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1082/mainpageS1082P0.html
• Throwing Injuries in the Elbow(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00328
• What's a Funny Bone?(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/funny_bone.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Hand Injuries and Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/handinjuriesanddisorders.html
• Wrist Injuries and Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/wristinjuriesanddisorders.html
• Bones, Joints and Muscles - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonesjointsandmuscles.html
• Injuries and Wounds - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/injuriesandwounds.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Elbow Injuries and Disorders is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases -http://www.niams.nih.gov/

Date last updated: July 19 2009

Topic last reviewed: February 23 2009