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The lateral aspect of the elbow is generally examined with the elbow in flexion or in the so-called crab position (elbow flexed 90° with the palm resting on the table). The radial head and the lateral epicondyle may be used as landmarks. In the lateral aspect. The key structures and their lesions to be evaluated are: the common extensor tendon (epicondylitis, partial tendon tear, full-thickness tendon tear), the lateral collateral ligament, the radial nerve (deep branch of the radial nerve compression syndromes)and part of the radiocapitellar joint.

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Draghi, F. (2018). Lateral Elbow. In: Ultrasonography of the Upper Extremity: Elbow. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77341-4_6

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