To Make Matters Worse
Author: Cassandra Moylan, MD
Peer-Reviewer: Matthew Negaard, MD, CAQ-SM
Final Editor: Alex Tomesch, MD, CAQ-SM
A 45-year-old right hand dominant male presents with two weeks of burning lateral forearm pain that radiates down his arm. His friend told him it was “tennis elbow” and has been using an elbow strap but his symptoms are getting worse.
Figure 1. Ultrasound Image provided by Matthew Negaard, MD
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