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The results of open surgical treatment in patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis
Abstract
Objectives: We evaluated the clinical and subjective functional results of open surgical treatment in patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis.
Methods: Eleven patients (7 females, 4 males; mean age 42 years, range 29 to 56 years) underwent open surgical treatment for chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis. All the patients had received conservative treatment for at least a year without favorable response. Surgical procedure included release of the lateral extensor origin, excision of the degenerative tissue, decortication or drilling of the anterior lateral condyle, and repair of the extensor tendons. The results were evaluated according to the criteria proposed by Verhaar et al. The mean follow-up was 29 months (range 18 to 45 months).
Results: The results were excellent or good in 10 patients (90.9%) and acceptable in one patient (9.1%). The mean time to return to work was two months. Nine patients were free of pain in the forearm in the postoperative third month. No wound-related complications were encountered. On subjective evaluations, 10 patients reported full satisfaction, and one patient reported partial satisfaction with the result of the treatment.
Conclusion: Open surgical procedure including release of the origins of the common extensor tendons and excision of the degenerative tissue yields favorable results in the treatment of patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis.
Methods: Eleven patients (7 females, 4 males; mean age 42 years, range 29 to 56 years) underwent open surgical treatment for chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis. All the patients had received conservative treatment for at least a year without favorable response. Surgical procedure included release of the lateral extensor origin, excision of the degenerative tissue, decortication or drilling of the anterior lateral condyle, and repair of the extensor tendons. The results were evaluated according to the criteria proposed by Verhaar et al. The mean follow-up was 29 months (range 18 to 45 months).
Results: The results were excellent or good in 10 patients (90.9%) and acceptable in one patient (9.1%). The mean time to return to work was two months. Nine patients were free of pain in the forearm in the postoperative third month. No wound-related complications were encountered. On subjective evaluations, 10 patients reported full satisfaction, and one patient reported partial satisfaction with the result of the treatment.
Conclusion: Open surgical procedure including release of the origins of the common extensor tendons and excision of the degenerative tissue yields favorable results in the treatment of patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
September 11, 2006
Submission Date
March 7, 2014
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Year 2005 Volume: 39 Number: 2
APA
Isikan, U., Sarban, S., & Kocabey, Y. (2006). The results of open surgical treatment in patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 39(2), 128-132. https://izlik.org/JA95PU86PG
AMA
1.Isikan U, Sarban S, Kocabey Y. The results of open surgical treatment in patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39(2):128-132. https://izlik.org/JA95PU86PG
Chicago
Isikan, U., Sezgin Sarban, and Yavuz Kocabey. 2006. “The Results of Open Surgical Treatment in Patients With Chronic Refractory Lateral Epicondylitis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 (2): 128-32. https://izlik.org/JA95PU86PG.
EndNote
Isikan U, Sarban S, Kocabey Y (September 1, 2006) The results of open surgical treatment in patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 2 128–132.
IEEE
[1]U. Isikan, S. Sarban, and Y. Kocabey, “The results of open surgical treatment in patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 128–132, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA95PU86PG
ISNAD
Isikan, U. - Sarban, Sezgin - Kocabey, Yavuz. “The Results of Open Surgical Treatment in Patients With Chronic Refractory Lateral Epicondylitis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39/2 (September 1, 2006): 128-132. https://izlik.org/JA95PU86PG.
JAMA
1.Isikan U, Sarban S, Kocabey Y. The results of open surgical treatment in patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39:128–132.
MLA
Isikan, U., et al. “The Results of Open Surgical Treatment in Patients With Chronic Refractory Lateral Epicondylitis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 128-32, https://izlik.org/JA95PU86PG.
Vancouver
1.U. Isikan, Sezgin Sarban, Yavuz Kocabey. The results of open surgical treatment in patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;39(2):128-32. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA95PU86PG