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How common is tennis elbow?

Tennis elbow is common.

Between 1 in 100 and 3 in 100 people have tennis elbow.¹

Sources for the information on this page:

Allander E. Prevalence, incidence and remission rates of some common rheumatic diseases and syndromes. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 1974; 3:145-153. 4428194

This information was last updated in Sep 01, 2008

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