Elbow and Forearm Overuse Injuries Differential Diagnoses

  • Author: Vincent N Disabella, DO, FAOASM; Chief Editor: Sherwin SW Ho, MD   more...
 
Updated: Apr 20, 2011
 
 

Diagnostic Considerations

Anterior capsule strain

Degenerative joint disease (DJD)

Distal biceps rupture

Inflammatory arthropathy

Lateral epicondyle avulsion fracture

Loose body

Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture

Olecranon stress fracture

Pronator syndrome

Synovitis

Torn brachialis muscle

Differential Diagnoses

Proceed to Workup
 
 
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Author

Vincent N Disabella, DO, FAOASM  President, Sports Medicine of Delaware, Inc

Vincent N Disabella, DO, FAOASM is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Sports Medicine, American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, and American Osteopathic Association

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Specialty Editor Board

Joseph P Garry, MD, FACSM, FAAFP  Associate Professor, Sports Medicine Faculty, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School

Joseph P Garry, MD, FACSM, FAAFP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine, American Heart Association, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, and North American Primary Care Research Group

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Jon B Whitehurst, MD  Clinical Instructor of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Partner, Rockford Orthopedic Associates; Orthopedic Chairman, Rockford Memorial Hospital

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Chief Editor

Sherwin SW Ho, MD  Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago

Sherwin SW Ho, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, and Herodicus Society

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