Doppler ultrasound provides clear diagnosis of tennis elbow

March 10, 2008 Doppler ultrasound provides clear diagnosis of tennis elbow Wendy Despain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neovascularity measured with power Doppler ultrasound can be used to both diagnose and rule out tennis elbow. This approach could improve patient care, as clinicians start their search sooner for less common causes of elbow pain, instead of waiting to see if treatment for tennis elbow resolves the problem. Dr. Cornelius du Toit from Saunders Sports Medicine and colleagues from other facilities in Queensland, Australia, published their study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, which made it available online Feb. 28.

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