A professional tennis player comes into the clinic complaining of a sore elbow. The nurse will assess for tenderness at the:
a. Olecranon bursa.
b. Annular ligament.
c. Base of the radius.
d. Medial and lateral epicondyle.
ANS: D
The epicondyles, the head of the radius, and the tendons are common sites of inflammation and local tenderness, commonly referred to as tennis elbow. The other locations are not affected.
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