Evaluation of patients submitted to the arthroscopic treatment of the lateral epicondylitis refractory to the conservative treatment.

Objective: to evaluate the results of the arthroscopic treatment of the lateral epicondylitis.

Methods: we evaluated 14 patients (15 elbows) submitted to the arthroscopic treatment of the lateral epicondylitis refractory to the conservative treatment, which was realized for a minimum period of 18 months. Beyond the demographic data collection, patients were evaluated according to the arthroscopic classification of Baker et al.