Elbow arthroscopy for management of loose bodies and synovial chondromatosis

ABSTRACT

Elbow arthroscopy has dramatically altered the approach to the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of elbow joint problems. Thirteen elbows Arthroscopy had been done removing different sizes of loose bodies from both anterior and posterior elbow compartments. In addition to loose bodies removal partial synovectomy of three cases with synovial chondromatosis had been done with excellent outcome. Pain relief and improvement of elbow range of motion were recorded in this procedure where eleven patients had scored as excellent and good. Average follow up were 6months. Elbow arthroscopy is valuable technique that must be encouraged to be used more and more in different elbow pathologies