Gabel G T
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Curr Opin Rheumatol. 1999 Mar;11(2):138-43. doi: 10.1097/00002281-199903000-00010.
Chronic elbow tendinitis (medial or lateral epicondylitis and triceps tendinitis) are common disorders that, overall, have a good prognosis but, even with optimum management, require a minimum of 3 to 6 months to resolve. Patient education, activity modification, splinting, and corticosteroid injections each serve a role in symptom resolution; surgery is required in less than 10% of cases and has a similarly long period (3 to 6 months) of recovery. Acute tendon injuries (biceps and triceps ruptures) require early (< 4 weeks) surgical repair but may be misdiagnosed, thus delaying management and requiring more involved surgical reconstruction. With appropriate treatment, the prognosis for each of these disorders is very good.
慢性肘部肌腱炎（内侧或外侧上髁炎以及肱三头肌腱炎）是常见病症，总体而言预后良好，但即便采用最佳治疗方法，也至少需要3至6个月才能痊愈。患者教育、调整活动方式、使用夹板以及注射皮质类固醇均有助于缓解症状；不到10%的病例需要手术治疗，且恢复期同样较长（3至6个月）。急性肌腱损伤（肱二头肌和肱三头肌断裂）需要早期（<4周）进行手术修复，但可能会被误诊，从而延误治疗并需要更复杂的手术重建。通过适当治疗，这些病症的预后都非常好。
