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  • Medical Epicondylitis
  • 2015-10-26  
  • Assessment and Treatment of Ulnar Fracture with Elbow Dislocation or Subluxation
  • 2014-11-25  
  • A Closer Look at Elbow Replacements
  • 2014-11-20  
  • Best Surgical Treatment for Elbow Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • 2013-07-29  
  • Comparing Different Injection Therapies for Tennis Elbow
  • 2013-07-16  
  • Two Conditions Caused By Median Nerve Disorders
  • 2013-06-12  
  • New News on the Treatment of Distal Biceps Tendon Ruptures
  • 2013-05-13  
  • Best Treatment for Tennis Elbow
  • 2013-04-24  
  • Helping Surgeons Keep Abreast of Latest Information about Elbow Arthritis
  • 2013-04-18  
  • Patterns and Mechanisms of Traumatic Elbow Dislocations
  • 2013-04-18  
  • The Optimal Program for Rehab of Elbow Tendon Injury
  • 2013-03-21  
  • Need a Refresher on Elbow Arthroscopy?
  • 2013-01-30  
  • Helping Surgeons Keep Up with Elbow Ligament Injuries
  • 2013-01-30  
  • Update on the Evaluation and Treatment of Radial Head Fractures
  • 2012-12-31  
  • Total Elbow Replacement: Not for the Young and Active
  • 2012-12-13  
  • Report on Results of Rare Elbow Fracture
  • 2012-12-13  
  • The Docking Procedure for UCL Reconstruction
  • 2012-10-25  
  • Clinical Recommendations for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow
  • 2012-10-25  
  • Tennis Elbow Remains a Difficult Problem
  • 2012-10-25  
  • Symptoms After Ulnar Nerve Decompression
  • 2012-10-17  
  • Important Information About Four Elbow Conditions
  • 2012-10-17  
  • Modern Surgical Concepts for Ligamentous Reconstruction of the Elbow
  • 2012-05-31  
  • Myofascial Release Therapy for Elbow Pain Associated with Computer Use
  • 2012-05-17  
  • Case Report of Rare Elbow Disease
  • 2012-04-26  
  • Step-By-Step Approach to Elbow Problems in Athletes
  • 2012-04-18  
  • Hand Surgeon Presents the Case for Early Tendon or Nerve Transfers in Elbow Injuries
  • 2012-03-21  
  • The Truth About Simple Elbow Dislocations
  • 2012-03-15  
  • Treatment of Nerve Injuries Follows the "Rule of 18"
  • 2012-02-23  
  • Options for the Middle-Aged with Elbow Arthritis
  • 2012-02-23  
  • Biceps Tendon Ruptures in Both Arms
  • 2012-02-15  
  • New Treatment for Tennis Elbow
  • 2012-02-15  
  • First Study to Report Long-Term Results of OAT Treatment for the Elbow
  • 2012-01-12  
  • What's Making My Ring and Little Finger Go Numb?
  • 2011-10-12  
  • Results of Surgery for Bone Fractures Around Elbow Joint Replacements
  • 2011-08-24  
  • Long-Term Effects of Elbow Dislocation
  • 2011-07-28  
  • Six Disabling Complications of Elbow Replacement
  • 2011-06-23  
  • Surgeon Alert: Update on the Surgical Treatment of a Stiff Elbow
  • 2011-06-15  
  • Elbow Joint Replacements: Can They Be Trusted?
  • 2010-10-28  
  • Review and Update on Unusual Biceps Tendon Injury
  • 2010-10-14  
  • Treating Unstable Elbow Injuries
  • 2010-08-26  
  • Golfer's Elbow: Is There a Link to the Neck?
  • 2010-08-12  
  • Osteotomy to Correct Elbow Deformity After Supracondylar Elbow Fractures
  • 2010-08-12  
  • Comparison of Pinning Methods for Elbow Fracture
  • 2010-07-29  
  • Can Ultrasound Findings Predict Tendon Healing in the Elbow?
  • 2010-06-17  
  • Tennis Elbow Could Originate in the Neck
  • 2010-04-21  
  • A Thorough Review of Cubital (Not Carpal!) Tunnel Syndrome
  • 2010-02-18  
  • Surgical Repair of Elbow Fractures Can Be a Tricky Thing
  • 2010-01-20  
  • A Rare But Important Tendon Injury
  • 2010-01-20  
  • Pinched Nerves Can Happen Anywhere
  • 2009-12-22  
  • Median Nerve Compression: It's Not Just Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • 2009-12-22  
  • Identifying Effective Tests for Ulnar Neuropathy
  • 2009-11-19  
  • Education a Good Option for Ulnar Neuropathy (Cubital Tunnel Syndrome)
  • 2009-11-19  
  • Update on Surgical Treatment of Elbow Fractures in the Elderly
  • 2009-08-20  
  • What Do the Experts Say About a Broken Elbow? Repair or Replace?
  • 2009-08-13  
  • Rehab After Elbow Surgery For Throwing Athletes
  • 2009-07-30  
  • Successful Surgery For Difficult Cases of Tennis Elbow
  • 2009-06-16  
  • Preventing Elbow Stiffness After Injury or Associated with Arthritis
  • 2009-04-16  
  • Update on Treatment of Elbow Arthritis
  • 2009-04-16  
  • Rehabilitation for Repair of Biceps Rupture
  • 2009-01-22  
  • Brachioradialis Forearm Muscle: Elbow Flexor or Forearm Rotator?
  • 2009-01-14  
  • Ultrasound Evaluation of Elbow After Cartilage Transplantation for Osteochondritis Dissecans
  • 2008-12-31  
  • Delayed Repair of Distal Biceps Tendon
  • 2008-12-17  
  • Surgery for Elbow Dislocation Not Only for Complex Dislocations
  • 2008-12-17  
  • Majority of Athletes Return to Sport After Surgery on Ulnar Collateral Ligament
  • 2008-12-17  
  • Treatment Options for Stiff Elbow
  • 2008-12-17  
  • What's Going on With Chronic Tennis Elbow?
  • 2008-11-26  
  • Treating Ulnar Nerve Compression in the Elbow
  • 2008-11-20  
  • New Test for Nerve Entrapment
  • 2008-11-20  
  • Optimal Treatment for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • 2008-11-13  
  • High Incidence of Arm and Elbow Injuries in Professional Football Should Be Watched
  • 2008-10-29  
  • An Unusually Dislocated Elbow and its Treatment
  • 2008-09-11  
  • Surgical Options for Arthritic Elbows
  • 2008-07-30  
  • Surgery May Not Be Needed for Elbow Dislocation
  • 2008-06-12  
  • Second Surgery for Injured Elbow Ligament in Baseball Players
  • 2008-06-12  
  • Ultrasound Used to Diagnose Medial Elbow Tendonitis
  • 2008-04-16  
  • Choosing the Right Tendon Graft for Elbow Reconstruction
  • 2008-04-16  
  • Treatment of Elbow Fracture-Dislocations
  • 2008-02-28  
  • Successful Treatment for Chronic Tennis Elbow
  • 2008-02-14  
  • Nirschl Surgery for Tennis Elbow
  • 2008-02-14  
  • Update on the Treatment of Elbow Arthritis
  • 2008-02-14  
  • Evolving Treatment Options for Tennis Elbow
  • 2008-01-10  
  • New Treatment for Lateral Tendinosis
  • 2007-12-27  
  • Improved Repair Method for Ulnar Collateral Ligament in the Elbow
  • 2007-12-20  
  • Update on Compression Neuropathy of the Upper Extremity
  • 2007-11-21  
  • Anterior vs Posterior Approach Provides No Significant Difference in Distal Biceps Repair Outcome
  • 2007-11-15  
  • Distal Tendon Biceps Avulsion Diagnosis by Hook Test
  • 2007-11-15  
  • Using Patient's Own Tissue to Treat Loose Growths in the Elbow
  • 2007-10-25  
  • Improving Results For Elbow Bursitis
  • 2007-09-20  
  • Smaller External Fixator Tested for Elbow Injuries
  • 2007-08-30  
  • Arthroplasty or ORIF: Which is Better for Elbow Fracture?
  • 2007-08-16  
  • Avoiding and Managing Ulnar Nerve Injuries
  • 2007-05-24  
  • Current Exam and Treatment for Elbow Problems in the Throwing Athlete
  • 2007-04-12  
  • Review of UCL Elbow Injuries
  • 2007-04-12  
  • Muscle Activity in Snapping Triceps Syndrome
  • 2007-02-22  
  • Managing Prosthetic Fractures of the Elbow
  • 2006-09-28  
  • Understanding Ulnar Coronoid Process Fractures
  • 2006-08-31  
  • Reliability of Two Tests for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • 2006-05-25  
  • Using Mixed Latency Difference to Diagnose Mild Ulnar Nerve Problems
  • 2006-04-20  
  • Report of Rare Elbow Problem in Golfers and Throwing Athletes
  • 2006-04-13  
  • Physical Changes in the Pitching Elbow
  • 2006-03-23  
  • Elbow Nerve Injuries: Review of Diagnosis and Treatment
  • 2006-03-10  
  • Review of Four External Elbow Fixators
  • 2006-01-17  
  • Simple Test Predicts Results of Bracing for Tennis Elbow
  • 2006-01-13  
  • Surgeon Compares Three Implants for Elbow Joint Replacement
  • 2005-12-14  
  • Maximum Strain on Ulnar Nerve During Throwing
  • 2005-12-14  
  • To Splint or Not to Splint for Tennis Elbow
  • 2005-08-30  
  • Effect of Worker's Compensation after Surgery for Tennis Elbow
  • 2005-06-17  
  • The Continuing Search for Better Tennis Elbow Treatments
  • 2005-04-19  
  • Shock Wave Therapy for Tennis Elbow: Does It Work?
  • 2004-12-14  
  • Soldiers Elbow Their Way Back to Duty
  • 2004-09-20  
  • New Method for Scoping Out Elbow Problems
  • 2004-08-10  
  • Elbow Pain and X-Ray Findings Don't Always Match Up in Little League Players
  • 2004-03-15  
  • Dealing with the Crooks That Steal Elbow Function
  • 2002-12-20  
  • Shocking Results about Shock Wave Therapy for Tennis Elbow
  • 2002-12-10  
  • Squeaky Elbow Hinge Gets the Grease
  • 2002-09-18  
  • Here's the Pitch: Elbows Widen with the Wind-Up
  • 2002-05-20  
  • Loosen Up! Treating Elbow Stiffness after Injury
  • 2002-05-20  
  • Removing the Thin Lining of Arthritic Elbow Pain
  • 2002-04-12  
  • The Crooked Truth about Elbow Surgery for Children
  • 2002-04-11  
  • The Ins and Outs of Elbow Pain
  • 2002-04-11  
  • Beyond Tendonitis
  • 2001-11-20  
  • Getting Hurlers Back in the Game after Elbow Ligament Injuries
  • 2001-02-28  
  • Shocking But True: Shockwave Therapy Alone May Be as Good as It Gets
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  • Tennis Elbow Meets Its Match
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  • Taking a Swing at Tennis Elbow, with or without Surgery
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  • Elbow Ligaments Hold Tight, Despite Heavy Strains of Athletics
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  • Tennis Anyone? Serving Up a Successful Elbow Surgery
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  • Cutting-Edge Research Gives Surgeons Elbow Room--Literally
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  • Sticking Up for the Best Position in a Stuck Elbow
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  • Split Decisions Prove Best for Elbows under Pressure
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  • Forearm Stress Fracture in a Young Polo Player: A Rare Case
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  • Shocking News about Tennis Elbow
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  • Doctors Get the Elbow from Gymnasts
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  • Youthful Elbows Bent on Sports
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  • Which Pitch? And How Many?
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  • Getting a Firmer Grip on Tennis Elbow
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  • A New Shot for Tennis Elbow
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  • Serving Up an Effective Treatment for Tennis Elbow
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  • Review of Treatment Choices for Rheumatoid Arthritis Affecting the Elbow
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  • Comparing Surgical Treatments for a Torn Biceps Tendon Near the Elbow
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  • Physical Therapists Lend a Hand to Patients with Tennis Elbow
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  • Elbow Anatomy Update
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  • Use of Nitric Oxide in Tendon Healing
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  • Biceps Tendon Repair: Results of 10 Years of Work in the Field
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  • Shocking News for Tennis Players
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  • Looking into Surgical Results of Tennis Elbow
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  • Physical Therapy for Tennis Elbow: What Works Best?
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  • Elbow Pain and Computer Use
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  • Radiofrequency to Treat Elbow Tendinosis
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  • Partial Medial Epicondylectomy Safe and Reliable
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  • Increase in Cubital Tunnel Pressure: Cause or Effect of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome?
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  • Review of Complex Elbow Injuries
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  • Pain of Tennis Elbow May Be Made Worse with Depression and Anxiety
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  • Pulmonary Embolism Rare But Fatal After Total Elbow Replacement
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  • Review of Treatment for Elbow Contractures
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  • Researchers Look for Causes of Tennis Elbow
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  • Which Surgery is Best for Tennis Elbow?
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  • Using Patient's Own Tissue to Treat Loose Growths in the Elbow
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  • A Review of Indications and Techniques for Elbow Arthroscopy
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  • Review of Repair and Reconstruction of Traumatic Deficiency of Triceps
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  • Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury (UCL) injury, what surgery works?
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  • Prevention and Repair of Elbow Ligament Injuries in Young Athletes
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  • Optimal Treatment for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Still Not Defined
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  • Optimal Treatment for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Still Not Defined
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  • Two Choices For Elbow Fracture in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
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  • Rare Case of Compartment Syndrome in the Forearm
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  • Effective Treatment for Tennis Elbow: What's the Evidence?
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  • Mayo Surgeons Turn Away From Elbow Replacements
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  • Needed: Valid and Reliable Instrument to Measure Before and After Results of Surgical Treatment for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Wanted: Instrument to Measure Results of Treatment for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
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  • Ultrasound May Diagnose Ulnar Neuropathy Despite Normal Electrodiagnostic Findings
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  • Nonsurgical Approach to Some Terrible Triad Injuries of the Elbow Possible for Select Patients
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  • Rare Elbow Injury in Older Baseball Players
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  • Surgeons Look For Better Ways to Repair Ruptured Elbow Ligament
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  • Radial Tunnel Syndrome Isn't Easy to Diagnose Like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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  • Cause of Elbow Tendinopathies Remains a Mystery
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  • Getting Athletes with Elbow Injuries Back on Track
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  • Rates of Adverse Outcomes for Elbow Joint Replacement
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  • Treatment of Chronic Elbow Bursitis
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  • Boost Pitching Performance While Limiting Injuries
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  • Tennis Elbow Responds to New Injections
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  • Comparing Two New Blood Treatments for Tennis Elbow
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  • Using Electrodiagnostic Tests to Predict Results of Surgery for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
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  • Best Treatment for Septic Olecranon Bursitis
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  • Can a Biceps Tendon Rupture Heal By Itself?
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  • Elbow Stiffness After Injury
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  • Major and Minor Problems After Surgery for Distal Biceps Rupture
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  • New Approach Proposed to the Old Problem of Tennis Elbow
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  • Anatomic Considerations in Bicep Tendon Injuries
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  • Design of Elbow Replacement Changing to Meet More Patients' Needs
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  • Options for Splinting as Treatment for Post-traumatic Elbow Contracture
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