Eur J Musculoskel Dis 2025 May-Aug;14(2):86-93
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
ARTHROSCOPY FOR RESISTANT TENNIS ELBOW
A.M. AbdelWahed*, A.N. Moharram, M.M. Ahmed and M.A. Ibrahim
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
*Correspondence to:
Ayman Mohamed AbdelWahed,
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma,
Faculty of Medicine,
Cairo University,
Cairo, Egypt.
e-mail: ayman1ortho1@gmail.com
| Received: 21 August, 2025 Accepted: 22 September, 2025
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ABSTRACT
Background: Tennis elbow (TE) is frequently identified in patients presenting with pain localized to the elbow lateral aspect, exacerbated by excessive or repetitive wrist movements while the elbow is extended. Aim: to assess arthroscopic intervention efficacy as a minimally invasive approach for managing resistant tennis elbow (RTE) cases that do not respond to conventional treatments. Patients and methods: This prospective study involved 30 RTF patients. All participants underwent elbow arthroscopy. This research was conducted from January 2016 to April 2017 at Cairo University Hospital as well as other hospitals. Results: In terms of complications, 26 cases (86.7%) experienced no complications, while 4 cases (13.3%) reported complications. In terms of patient satisfaction, nine individuals (30.0%) reported being not satisfied, while 21 (70.0%) reported being satisfied. The relationship between DASH levels at each follow-up interval demonstrated statistically as well as clinically significant differences, reflecting clinical improvement as measured by DASH levels throughout the patients’ follow-up periods. Conclusions: Significant complications encompass permanent nerve injury as well as tourniquet-associated complications. In this study, one patient developed permanent median nerve palsy. Most complications can be avoided through surgical experience, understanding of anatomy, and appropriate surgical indications.
KEYWORDS: Tennis elbow, arthroscopic intervention, DASH score, hospital, anesthesia
