Can tennis elbow be operated on

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Usually like to play tennis or professional tennis players, elbow deformation and other phenomena may appear, this is the so-called tennis elbow, tennis elbow has no effect in daily life, but with the passage of time, there may be some problems, let's talk about tennis elbow surgery OK.

Can tennis elbow be operated on

First, if the tennis elbow is late or intractable tennis elbow, after regular conservative treatment for six months to one year, the symptoms are still serious, affecting life and work, can take surgical treatment. There are minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery and open surgery with little trauma. The purpose is to clear the necrotic and unhealthy tissue, improve or reconstruct the local blood circulation, and make the tendon and bone heal.

Second: tennis elbow is actually elbow extensor tendon insertion inflammation, is a kind of aseptic inflammation, more than 90% of tennis elbow can obtain satisfactory curative effect through non-surgical treatment, rest to avoid pain activities, do not exercise before the pain disappears, especially tennis, ice, medication, protective gear, cortisone local closure can be used, less than a last resort do not operate.

Third, there are minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery and open surgery with little trauma. The purpose is to clear the necrotic and unhealthy tissues, improve or reconstruct the local blood circulation, and make the tendon and bone heal. The surgical effect is OK. Tennis elbow is also called lateral epicondylitis of humerus, which is aseptic inflammation of extensor tendon. Overuse of the elbow causes the symptoms of tennis elbow, the arm can not use.

matters needing attention

Tennis elbow for patients, although it may not affect the normal life, but the time will increase, so timely treatment, because surgical treatment still has a certain risk, so if you can solve the disease through a certain general treatment, it is no better.