Perspectives of Arthroscopic Surgery at Treatment of Elbow Joint Diseases

Abstract

The present review is dedicated to the problems and treatment techniques in elbow joint diseases. Basic methods of conservative and surgical treatment for osteoarthritis in the initial stages, chondromatosis, elbow osteochondritis dissecans and lateral epicondylitis are considered. Potentialities of arthroscopic interventions for the treatment of these conditions are presented and the main problems as well as the urgent aspects of arthroscopic treatment for elbow joint orthopaedic pathology at the current stage of surgery development are considered.