&;Tennis elbow&; is characterized by
.tennis elbow(lateral epicondylitis) characterised by pain and tenderness at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus due to non-specific inflammation of the origin of extensor muscle of the forearm. clinical features-tenderness ,precisely localized to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.pain is aggravated by putting the extensor tendons to a stretch (Ref: Essential ohopaedics, Maheshwari and Mhaskar,5th edition,pg no. 302)
Tenderness over the medial epicondyle
Tendinitis of common extensor origin
Tendonitis of common flexer origin
Painful flexion and extension
Trauma