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ReviewOrthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)2025

[Chronic lateral epicondylopathy : What do we know about tennis elbow?]

Gerhard Opitz

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Review in Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. [Idiopathic anterior knee pain-what is the problem?]Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Gerhard OpitzKlinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaningerstr. 22, 81675, München, Deutschland. mail@gerhardopitz.de.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pain associated with lateral epicondylopathy is often attributed to some form of mechanical overstrain. However, the possibility of spontaneous pain without a causal mechanical background is rarely part of our differential diagnostic considerations. The data do not exclusively support mechanical causality in lateral epicondylopathy. Neurovegetative factors play a crucial role in chronic myofascial disorders and segmental dysfunctions. These relationships must be taken into account. A unilateral focus on local findings fails to adequately address the consequences of central sensitization effects. Current therapeutic approaches need to place greater emphasis on addressing dysfunctions in myofascial chains and vertebrogenic blockages to prevent chronic courses of lateral epicondylopathy.

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Chronic PainTennis ElbowChronic DiseaseDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansCorticosteroid injectionsMusculoskeletal painSensitizationTendinopathyTrigger points

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