Tennis elbow is characterized by ?
a) Tenderness over the medial epicondyle
b) Tendinits of common extensor origin
c) Tendinitis of common flexor origin
d) Painful flexion and extension
Correct Answer - B
Ans. is ‘b’ i.e., Tendinits of common extensor origin
Tennis elbow is extraarticular affection characterized by pain and
acute tenderness at the origin of the extensor muscles of the
forearm from the lateral epicondyle.
It is believed to be caused by strain of the forearm extensor
muscles, particularly the extensor carpi radialisbrevis, at the point of
their origin from lateral epicondyle