Elbow arthroscopy.

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Abstract

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 9. Shoulder Elbow. 2023 Aug;15(4):348-359. doi: 10.1177/17585732231170793. Epub 2023 Aug 1. BESS patient care pathway: Tennis elbow. Singh HP(1), Watts AC(2). Author information: (1)University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK. (2)Upper Limb Unit, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, UK. This article provides a guidance summary for the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system of the rating quality of the literature and grading the strength of available evidence. The process began by assembling a guideline development group of volunteers including orthopaedic surgeons, trainees, physiotherapists, rheumatologists, radiologists and patients. Virtual meetings were organised to set out explicit PICO questions, including specification of all important outcomes (including patient reported tennis elbow evaluation (PRTEE) as an important primary outcome) to determine the clinical effectiveness of common treatment options for LET compared with no treatment or placebo. Clinical librarian searched (date 31 April 2022) for available systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials reviewing the management of the LET January 2011 onwards and evidence was collected and summarized using explicit GRADE criteria for rating the quality of evidence that include study design, risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, and magnitude of effect. Recommendations were characterized as strong or weak (alternative terms conditional or discretionary) according to the quality of the supporting evidence and the balance between desirable and undesirable consequences of alternative management options. This informative summary provides the quality of available evidence for the management of LET. © The Author(s) 2023. DOI: 10.1177/17585732231170793 PMCID: PMC10395404