• Juan Carlos Prados-Frutos, Beatriz Ruiz-Ruiz, Ana Isabel De-la-Llave-Rincón, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Pascal Madeleine, and César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas.
• Department of Odontologists, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Spain.
• J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2012 Jun 1;35(5):402-6.

ObjectiveHigh-density topographical sensitivity maps have been developed to visualize nonuniformity deep tissue pain sensitivity in, for example, lateral epicondylitis (LE). The aim of this cadaveric study was to determine the anatomical association between the topographical sensitivity maps over the elbow area and wrist extensor musculature.MethodsA topographical pressure sensitivity map consisting of 12 points forming a 3 × 4 matrix: 4 points in the superior part, 4 points in the middle, and 4 points in the lower part around the lateral epicondyle was marker on a 50-year embalmed cadaver. Color marker pins were inserted into each point. Pins were removed during the process of dissection, but the small holes created by their removal assured accurate relocation.ResultsProgressive dissection revealed that points 1 to 4 (superior line) were placed over the musculotendinous junction and belly of the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) muscle, points 6 to 8 (middle line) were placed over the musculotendinous junction and belly of the extensor digitorum communis muscle, and points 9 to 12 (inferior line) were located over the musculotendinous junction and belly of the extensor carpi ulnaris muscle. It was also observed that the superficial branch of the radial nerve runs between the belly of the ECRB and extensor digitorum communis muscles.ConclusionsThis study confirmed that anatomical location previously assumed supporting the important wrist extensor muscles, particularly the ECRB, in patients with LE as depicted by pressure pain sensitivity maps. This study also suggests a potential role of the superficial branch of the radial nerve in LE.Copyright © 2012 National University of Health Sciences. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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