Lateral epicondylitis is another name for which condition?

Lateral epicondylitis is another name for which condition?

• A. Lateral epicondylitis
• B. Medial epicondylitis
• C. De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
• D. Trigger finger

Answer: (A)

Lateral epicondylitis is another name for tennis elbow, a tendinopathy at the origin of the wrist extensor tendons on the lateral elbow, usually from overuse of the forearm and grip. This synonym is why it’s the best answer—both terms describe the same condition. The other options refer to different problems: medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow) affects the inner elbow with flexor-pronator tendon overuse; De Quervain’s tenosynovitis involves the first dorsal compartment near the base of the thumb; and trigger finger is a stenosing tenosynovitis of the finger flexors at the A1 pulley causing finger locking.

Lateral epicondylitis is another name for tennis elbow, a tendinopathy at the origin of the wrist extensor tendons on the lateral elbow, usually from overuse of the forearm and grip. This synonym is why it’s the best answer—both terms describe the same condition. The other options refer to different problems: medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow) affects the inner elbow with flexor-pronator tendon overuse; De Quervain’s tenosynovitis involves the first dorsal compartment near the base of the thumb; and trigger finger is a stenosing tenosynovitis of the finger flexors at the A1 pulley causing finger locking.