tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
Conditions
Interventions
Single-row repair group:Arthroscopic repair with single-row technique
Double-row repair group:Arthroscopic repair with double-row technique
Sponsors
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) a history of chronic lateral elbow pain that hampers daily life, (2) failure of more than 6 months of conservative treatment, (3) significant signs at physical examination, including tenderness at the origin of common extension tendon and pain with resisted wrist extension, (4) obvious tears in the common extension tendon insertion on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) a history of elbow surgery (previous lateral epicondylitis surgery, elbow fracture, and chondral or osteochondral lesions), (2) other surgeries concurrent with lateral epicondylitis, (3) other comorbidities of the upper limbs, (4) Uncontrolled systemic disease such as infection or tumors, and (5) Unwilling or refusing to participate in researchers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Elbow function; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Elbow pain and function;common extension tendon healing;muscle strength; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYan Xiong
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Outcome results
None listed