Sports Medicine |
Tennis elbow07/31/2008 |
Can I get tennis elbow from my elbow locking? Could the locking cause damage to the tendon?
If your elbow is truly "locking" - which is typically caused by a "loose body" such as a piece of cartilage or bone within the joint cavity - you should be evaluated by a physician ASAP to determine the cause and receive the proper treatment. "Tennis elbow" refers to a painful tendon at the elbow, which is not a cause for elbow locking. If your elbow is locking, this would not cause tennis elbow, nor cause damage to a tendon, but could damage the cartilage coating of the joint surfaces if a loose fragment within the joint is the cause of locking.
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Brian L Bowyer, MD Clinical Associate Professor Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation College of Medicine The Ohio State University |