Golfers are most commonly affected by which tendinopathy?

• A. Trochanteric Bursitis
• B. Subacromial Bursitis
• C. Lateral Epicondylitis
• D. Medial Epicondylitis

Answer: (D)

Medial epicondylitis, or golfer’s elbow, is an overuse tendinopathy at the origin of the forearm flexor muscles on the medial epicondyle. Repetitive wrist flexion and forearm pronation during a golf swing place repeated stress on these tendons, leading to microtrauma and degenerative changes in the tendon tissue. This causes pain with gripping and with resisted wrist flexion, and is especially common in golfers due to the mechanics of the swing and grip. The other conditions listed involve different joints or different tendon groups (hip bursae or shoulder structures, or the lateral epicondyle from tennis-related use), so they aren’t the typical match for golfers.