ELBOW CONDITIONS
AT GUSTAVEL ORTHOPEDICS

The ulnar nerve is one of the main nerves that travels down the arm and into the hand. It is the nerve that is affected when you “hit your funny bone”. It can become trapped or irritated at different locations but is most commonly compressed or irritated at the elbow.

The biceps muscle is attached at the shoulder by two tendons and is attached on the forearm by one tendon. Tears can occur at both ends. The distal insertion point is the radial tuberosity. Tears at the radial tuberosity are less common than at the proximal insertion but tend to cause more noticeable weakness in flexing and pronating your forearm.

Golfer’s elbow or medial epicondylitis is similar in nature to lateral epicondylitis. It involves the muscles that flex the fingers and pronate the forearm. It is an overuse injury that causes micro tears in the tendons attachments to the bone.

Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is one of the most common elbow conditions treated in an orthopedic practice. The injury is caused by repetitive overuse of the muscles in the forearm. The extensor carpi radials braves muscle attaches on the lateral epicondyle.