Tennis elbow natural history, complications and prognosis

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Complications

Failure to improve with nonsurgical or surgical treatment. This may be due to nerve entrapment in the forearm
Recurrence of the injury with overuse
Rupture of the tendon with repeated steroid injections

Most people improve with nonsurgical treatment. The majority of those who do have surgery show an improvement in symptoms.