Functional outcomes and general health status after ulnohumeral arthroplasty for primary degenerative arthritis of the elbow

Open debridement and radiocapitellar replacement in primary and post-traumatic arthritis of the elbow: a multicenter study

“…13 Over time, other investigations confirmed these findings 7,12,15,23,25,27,28 and showed that lateral degenerative changes may become clinically evident in patients in their late 40s or early 50s and be responsible for disabling elbow pain resistant to conservative treatment and nonreplacement procedures. 1,10,22,31 Indeed, in cases of primary and post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the lateral compartment, surgical procedures including synovectomy or open or arthroscopic debridement, or both, are often associated with poor surgical outcomes. 9 However, total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) has limited indications in young patients with high functional demands and in those showing no or moderate changes in the medial compartment.…”

Osteoarthritis of the Elbow

“…Patients' selfrated outcomes were higher than physician-derived scoring systems. 10 Complications are inconsistently reported. For instance, Antuna et al 8 reported postoperative ulnar nerve symptoms in 28% of patients, with a range between 2% and 54% in other series and a low rate of ulnar nerve dysfunction in most series.…”

“…10 The mean Hospital for Special Surgery score was 70, mean Mayo Elbow Performance Index was 83, and mean Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand score was 9.7. The Short Form-36 results were better than population norms.…”

Arthroscopy of the Stiff Elbow

“…19,26,34 We approach this strategy with an arthroscopic modification as it was originally described by the senior author (F.H.S.). 30 From the posterocentral portal, a 5 mm pilot hole is drilled through the floor of the olecranon fossa, exiting anteriorly into the coronoid fossa.…”