Table 1.

Anatomy and Examination of Medial and Lateral Epicondylitis

Diagnosis	Anatomy	Exam
Medial epicondylitis “Golfer’s elbow”	Flexor-pronator origin at medial epicondyle Pronator Teres & Flexor carpi radialis most commonly implicated	Point tenderness at medial epicondyle Painful resisted wrist dorsiflexion
Lateral epicondylitis “Tennis elbow”	Common extensor origin at lateral epicondyle Extensor carpi radialis brevis most commonly implicated21	Point tenderness at lateral epicondyle Painful resisted wrist palmar flexion