Surgical management of lateral epicondylitis: a scoping review of published literature

Background: Surgical intervention for lateral epicondylitis remains a controversial topic, with its purpose being debated. Recent guidelines have concluded no benefit from surgery when compared to conservative management. Methods: An electronic database search of Ovid Medline via PubMed, EMBASE, and...

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Main Authors: Duncan Muir, MRCS, Helena Blakeway, MBChB, Richard Morris, MRCS, Ali A. Narvani, FRCS, Ahmed Elgebaly, MD, Mohamed A. Imam, FRCS
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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author Duncan Muir, MRCS
Helena Blakeway, MBChB
Richard Morris, MRCS
Ali A. Narvani, FRCS
Ahmed Elgebaly, MD
Mohamed A. Imam, FRCS
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description Background: Surgical intervention for lateral epicondylitis remains a controversial topic, with its purpose being debated. Recent guidelines have concluded no benefit from surgery when compared to conservative management. Methods: An electronic database search of Ovid Medline via PubMed, EMBASE, and the Web of Science was performed to understand the published literature further. Results: 35 studies incorporating 1564 patients were included. This included 12 trials and 23 observational studies. Most studies reported the benefits of surgery in pain and function despite the majority of studies using a variety of outcome measures. Conclusion: Surgery is reported to treat lateral epicondylitis successfully. However, multicenter studies have yet to be published, and the low number of included patients means that further evidence is required to conclude management.
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spelling doaj-art-0bb6d8e90dfe42f287ae0312b03d1da92025-01-06T04:09:02ZengElsevierJSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques2666-63912025-02-01517985Surgical management of lateral epicondylitis: a scoping review of published literatureDuncan Muir, MRCS0Helena Blakeway, MBChB1Richard Morris, MRCS2Ali A. Narvani, FRCS3Ahmed Elgebaly, MD4Mohamed A. Imam, FRCS5Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Unit, Chertsey, UK; Corresponding author: Duncan Muir, MBChB, MRCS, Surrey and Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK RH1 5RH.Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Unit, Chertsey, UKRowley Bristow Orthopaedic Unit, Chertsey, UKRowley Bristow Orthopaedic Unit, Chertsey, UKSmart Health Unit, University of East London, London, UKRowley Bristow Orthopaedic Unit, Chertsey, UK; Smart Health Unit, University of East London, London, UKBackground: Surgical intervention for lateral epicondylitis remains a controversial topic, with its purpose being debated. Recent guidelines have concluded no benefit from surgery when compared to conservative management. Methods: An electronic database search of Ovid Medline via PubMed, EMBASE, and the Web of Science was performed to understand the published literature further. Results: 35 studies incorporating 1564 patients were included. This included 12 trials and 23 observational studies. Most studies reported the benefits of surgery in pain and function despite the majority of studies using a variety of outcome measures. Conclusion: Surgery is reported to treat lateral epicondylitis successfully. However, multicenter studies have yet to be published, and the low number of included patients means that further evidence is required to conclude management.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666639124001202Lateral epicondylitisSurgeryManagementScoping reviewTendinopathyTennis elbow
spellingShingle Duncan Muir, MRCS
Helena Blakeway, MBChB
Richard Morris, MRCS
Ali A. Narvani, FRCS
Ahmed Elgebaly, MD
Mohamed A. Imam, FRCS
Surgical management of lateral epicondylitis: a scoping review of published literature
JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques
Lateral epicondylitis
Surgery
Management
Scoping review
Tendinopathy
Tennis elbow
title Surgical management of lateral epicondylitis: a scoping review of published literature
title_full Surgical management of lateral epicondylitis: a scoping review of published literature
title_fullStr Surgical management of lateral epicondylitis: a scoping review of published literature
title_full_unstemmed Surgical management of lateral epicondylitis: a scoping review of published literature
title_short Surgical management of lateral epicondylitis: a scoping review of published literature
title_sort surgical management of lateral epicondylitis a scoping review of published literature
topic Lateral epicondylitis
Surgery
Management
Scoping review
Tendinopathy
Tennis elbow
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