Clinical Pattern Recognition - Elbow Pain

From anatomy to discovering the patient!

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  • Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common neuropathy involving the upper extremity with an estimated incidence of 24.7 cases per 100,000 person-years.

  • Approximately 40% of people will experience lateral epicondylalgia (LE) at some point in their life

    • Most common in men and women aged between 35 and 54 years old

  •  Up to 50% of all tennis players also experience some type of elbow pain, with 75 to 80% of these elbow complaints attributable to LE

  • Approximately 12% of elbow injuries result in contractures requiring surgical release

  • See more prevalence information in the Clinical Pattern Recognition: Orthopaedics app here

Clinical Pattern Recognition

Click on the pain pattern to learn about the patients and develop your clinical patterns!

1. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome - Elbow and forearm radiating pain (1-minute video)

2. Lateral Epicondylalgia - Lateral elbow pain with muscle power deficits (1-minute video)

3. Medial Epicondylalgia – Medial elbow pain with muscle power deficits (1-minute video)

4. Post Traumatic Elbow Stiffness - Elbow pain with mobility deficits (1-minute video)

5. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Sprain - Elbow stability with movement coordination impairments (1-minute video)

6. Pronator Teres Syndrome - Elbow and forearm radiating pain (1-minute video)

7. Supinator Syndrome - Elbow and forearm radiating pain (1-minute video)