Elbow gout causes severe pain in the joint and often starts in the middle of the night. Other symptoms can include: Gout symptoms can last days or weeks. Typically, they resolve within two weeks ...

In the normal elbow joint, stability is maintained by the combination of joint congruity, capsuloligamentous integrity and well balanced intact muscles. The olecranon and olecranon fossa joint provide ...

Use an elbow brace or compression wrap to stabilize the joint and lessen strain on the tendons and nerves. Once the acute ...

The elbow and knee joints are both hinge joints. A hinge joint is a type of synovial joint that works like the hinge on a door, allowing bending and straightening only. The shoulder and hip joints ...

Flexion – bending a joint. This occurs when the angle of a joint decreases. For example, the elbow flexes when performing a biceps curl. Extension – straightening a joint. This occurs when the ...

Ross D. Franklin/AP Share LOS ANGELES — Cubs left-hander Justin Steele called pitching coach Tommy Hottovy on Saturday to deliver the news: He was going to have season-ending elbow surgery.

Correspondence to Elisa L Zwerus, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shoulder and elbow unit, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Oosterpark 9, 1091 AC Amsterdam, The Netherlands; elisazwerus{at}gmail.com ...