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Elbow Disorder Basics. If you have elbow pain, a number of disorders could be the culprit. Overuse and sports injuries cause many elbow conditions. For example, golfers, baseball pitchers, tennis players, and boxers often have elbow disorders.Elbow disorders may involve arm muscles, elbow ligaments, tendons, and bones in the arm.igament problems can occur in any of the ligaments located in the elbow joint. Ligament sprains and strains can occur due to trauma or as a result of repeated stress. The ligament may be stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. Sometimes youâll hear a popping noise upon injury.
The most common tendon that is involved is the tendon to the extensor carpi radialis brevis, or ECRB. Overuse of this area causes damage to the tendon and results in pain with wrist movement. Tennis elbow is a degeneration of the tendon that attaches the wrist extensor muscles to the elbow.A tendon attaches a muscle to bone. In this case, the ECRB is the muscle, and it attaches to the lateral epicondyle. In cases of overuse, the tendon can degenerate, which cause pain in the area.verview. Lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as âtennis elbowâ is a rather common condition that affects the tendons that arise off the bony prominence on the outside of the elbow, known as the lateral epicondyle. The tendons that come off this area are responsible for allow the wrist and fingers to extend.