Abstract

Elbow injuries were studied epidemiologically among 2,633 participants in a tennis school. Thirty-one percent had experienced elbow pain at some time in their playing history. In this portion of the study, multiple factors were analyzed to identify differences between players with and without elbow pain. Variables that were not associated with tennis elbow were height, hand dominance, and two-handed strokes. Factors significantly related to elbow pain were age, weight, level of ability, years of play, frequency of play, and other tennis injuries, which were all greater in players who had elbow pain. Overall, the variables with the most significant average differences between groups with and without pain were age and frequency of play. Verf.-Referat