A 55-year-old office worker presents with a 6-week history of right-sided lateral elbow pain, exacerbated by gripping and lifting. There is localised ...

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A 55-year-old office worker presents with a 6-week history of right-sided lateral elbow pain, exacerbated by gripping and lifting. There is localised tenderness over the lateral epicondyle. Resisted wrist extension is painful. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Lateral epicondylitis (Tennis elbow)

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Medial epicondylitis (Golfer's elbow)

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Olecranon bursitis

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Cubital tunnel syndrome

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De Quervain's tenosynovitis

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Lateral Epicondylitis

A 55-year-old office worker presents with a 6-week history of right-sided lateral elbow pain, exacerbated by gripping and lifting. There is localised tenderness over the lateral epicondyle. Resisted wrist extension is painful. What is the most likely diagnosis?