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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2306-4102</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortopédica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortop. mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2306-4102</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2306-41022019000100024</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Tratamiento artroscópico de la epicondilitis lateral crónica. Resultados a corto plazo de tres casos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Arthroscopic treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis. Short-term results of 3 cases]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Apóstol-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pizzolla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Médico Valle de San Diego  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Diego ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica IEQ Los Mangos Unidad de Traumatología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Valencia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>24</fpage>
<lpage>27</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2306-41022019000100024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2306-41022019000100024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2306-41022019000100024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Objetivo:  Mostrar el resultado a corto plazo de la liberación artroscópica en pacientes que presentan epicondilitis crónica lateral.  Material y métodos:  Se realiza liberación artroscópica de tres pacientes con epicondilitis lateral. Seguimiento de seis meses. Se utiliza la escala de Clínica Mayo para valoración de resultados. Se lleva a cabo revisión y discusión de la literatura.  Resultados:  Dos pacientes del género femenino y uno del género masculino dedicados a las actividades cotidianas, no deportistas. El dolor fue el síntoma capital que afectó el puntaje de la escala de valoración. Estos puntajes mejoraron luego de la cirugía. Se logró retorno precoz a sus actividades cotidianas. No se reportaron complicaciones neurológicas.  Discusión:  El tratamiento artroscópico resultó una alternativa segura y eficaz para el tratamiento de la epicondilitis lateral en estos tres pacientes, el cual permite realizar simultáneamente exploración articular con fines diagnósticos y tratar patologías asociadas. Se requieren series más amplias y estudios comparativos a fin de establecer protocolos definitivos en nuestra casuística.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Objective:  To assess the outcome of arthroscopic release in three patients with chronical lateral epicondylitis.  Material and methods:  Arthroscopic release in three patients with lateral epicondylitis is performed. Mayo Clinic scale for evaluation of results is used. A review and discussion of the literature is made.  Results:  Three patients, two female and one male, the common activities was principal labors, not athletes. Patients had significant pain. It was the principal symptom that affect the score of the rating scale. These scores improved after surgery. It was achieved early return to normal daily activities. No neurological complications were reported.  Discussion:  Arthroscopic treatment was an alternative safe and effective for treating chronical lateral epicondilitis in this three cases. It allows simultaneous joint exploration for diagnostic purposes and to treat associated pathologies. Broader Series and studies are necessary in order to establish definitive protocols in our cases.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Epicondilitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[artroscopía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dolor]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[codo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lateral epicondiylitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pain]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[elbow]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[arthoscopy]]></kwd>
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