Ultrasound of lateral elbow tendinopathy

The image above is taken from an ultrasound study of a patient with lateral elbow tendinopathy. A small tear near the origin of the common wrist extensor tendon appears as a thin, irregular, dark (hypoechoic) strip (arrow).

From: Tennis elbow and other abnormalities of the lateral elbow. In: Waldman's Comprehensive Atlas of Diagnostic Ultrasound of Painful Conditions, 1st ed, Waldman S (Ed), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia 2016. Copyright © 2016. Reproduced with permission from Wolters Kluwer Health. Unauthorized reproduction of this material is prohibited.

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