Understand the condition before the treatment.
Clear explanations of symptoms, causes and diagnosis, and an honest view of when surgery is considered. Each page links only to medically relevant procedures.
Elbow
Elbow
Elbow Osteoarthritis
Elbow osteoarthritis is the gradual thinning of the cartilage inside the elbow joint, with bony spurs that block moveme…
Elbow
Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow is a painful overload of the tendon that attaches the wrist-extensor muscles to the outer elbow. Despite t…
Elbow
Golfer's Elbow
Golfer's elbow is pain and tendon damage on the inner side of the elbow, where the muscles that bend the wrist and fing…
Elbow
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cubital tunnel syndrome is compression or stretching of the ulnar nerve where it passes behind the inner elbow. It caus…
Elbow
Elbow Instability
Elbow instability means the elbow joint is too loose and can slip, catch or feel as though it will give way. It usually…
Elbow
Elbow Dislocation
An elbow dislocation happens when the forearm bones are forced out of their normal position against the upper arm bone,…
Elbow
Distal Biceps Rupture
A distal biceps rupture is a tear of the biceps tendon where it attaches to the forearm bone just below the elbow, usua…
Elbow
Elbow Fractures
Elbow fractures are breaks in one or more of the three bones that form the elbow: the humerus, the radius and the ulna.…
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