Elbow: Diagnoses and Locations Glossary

This article serves as a glossary of the diagnoses and location details currently available in the DataBiologics platform. It is designed as a quick reference for members to easily review the standardized terms used across the system.

Diagnoses Available: 

• Bone Marrow Lesion: an abnormal area of bone marrow. 
  Locations available: -Lateral Epicondyle
                                     -Medial Epicondyle
  Other terminology might include: OCD, Panner’s disease, bone marrow edema 
• Bursitis: a condition that causes inflammation of the bursae.
  Other terminology might include: olecranon bursitis 
• Calcific Tendonopathy: a condition where calcium deposits form in the tendons. 
  Other terminology might include: 

  calcific periarthritis, hydroxyapatite deposition disease, peritendinitis, calcarea  

• Effusion:  an abnormal accumulation of fluid in a body cavity or space.  
• General Pain: use if diagnosis is unspecified. 
• Ligament Sprain: an injury that occurs when a ligament is stretched or torn
  Locations available: -Annular Ligament
                                     -Lateral Collateral Ligament
                                     -Ulnar Collateral Ligament 
  Other terminology might include: UCL (tommy john ligament)
• Muscle Strain and MuscleTear: an injury that occurs when a muscle is stretched or torn.
  Locations available: -Common Extensor Muscle
                                     -Common Flexor Muscle
                                     -Distal Biceps Muscle
                                     -Triceps Muscle
• Nerve injury/neuropathy: damage to the nerves.
  Locations available: -Median Nerve
                                     -Radial Nerve
                                     -Ulnar Nerve
  Other terminology might include: 

  cubital tunnel syndrome (ulnar nerve compression), radial nerve compression, median nerve compression, posterior interosseous nerve (PIN), radial tunnel syndrome (RTS), anterior interosseous nerve syndrome

• Osteoarthritis (OA): arthritis in the joints. 
  Locations available: -Humeroulnar Joint
                                     -Radiocapitellar Joint
• Synovitis: an inflammation of the synovium, the lining of the joints.
  Other terminology might include: 

  elbow plica syndrome (EPS), RA, pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), tenosynovitis 

• Tendinosis: a degenerative condition that affects the tendons.
  Locations available: -Common Extensor Tendon
                                     -Common Flexor Tendon
                                     -Distal Biceps Tendon
                                     -Triceps Tendon
  Other terminology might include: tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis)
• Tendon Tear (full/partial thickness and unspecified): an injury that occurs when a tendon becomes overstretched or ruptured. 
  Locations available: -Common Extensor Tendon
                                     -Common Flexor Tendon
                                     -Distal Biceps Tendon
                                     -Triceps Tendon
  Other terminology might include: Tennis tear and little leaguers elbow  

*Our list of diagnoses and locations continues to expand based on customer feedback. If there’s anything you’d like to see added, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager for assistance.