Biomechanics of the elbow joint in tennis players and relation to pathology
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Published on: June 16, 2021
Denise Eygendaal1, F Th G Rahussen, R L Diercks
1Amphia Hospital, Teteringen, The Netherlands. denise@eygendaal.nl
Abstract:
Elbow injuries constitute a sizeable percentage of tennis injuries. A basic understanding of biomechanics of tennis and analysis of the forces, loads and motions of the elbow during tennis will improve the understanding of the pathophysiology of these injuries. All different strokes in tennis have a different repetitive biomechanical nature that can result in tennis-related injuries. In this article, a biomechanically-based evaluation of tennis strokes is presented. This overview includes all tennis-related pathologies of the elbow joint, whereby the possible relation of biomechanics to pathology is analysed, followed by treatment recommendations.
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