The Elbow

Tennis elbow / Type II

Infiltrations: Results

Relief is always obtained provided the diagnosis and the applied technique are correct.
However, this does not mean that all cured type II tennis elbow remain well.
The recurrence rate is high if the procedure (repeated re-assessment and treatment
together with good secondary prophylaxis) is not fully and consequently followed.

With a good infiltration technique and a consequent procedure complete and lasting
cure is obtained in more than 70 %

If there is a recurrence a few months after complete cure, triamcinolone infiltrations can be applied again.

If the relapses are too frequent, another treatment form should be considered:

Mills' manipulation (after a preparative deep friction)
Subcutaneous Tenotomy
Surgical treatment