PURPOSE: Debridement arthroplasty combined with capsulectomy for @entity571 of the elbow is a useful procedure to relieve @entity158 and increase mobility. We have used a medial trans-flexor approach without @entity1713 for debridement arthroplasty of the elbow and evaluated the outcome of this procedure. METHODS: Thirty-one elbows with @entity571 in 31 @entity1 treated with debridement arthroplasty were available for follow-up at a mean of 19    7 months. Twenty-four @entity1 were @entity1 , and 7 were @entity1 . The mean age at the time of surgery was 59    10 years. All elbows were @entity158 only at the end points of motion. The anterior compartment of the elbow was accessed by splitting of the pronator flexor muscle group without @entity1713 . Routine anterior subcutaneous transposition of the ulnar nerve was used in all elbows. In 10 elbows, @entity5040 or loose osseous bodies from the lateral compartment were removed through an additional lateral approach. RESULTS: Twenty-three elbows had no @entity158 , and 8 elbows had mild @entity158 . The mean preoperative limitation of extension decreased from 29      9   to 15      9   and the mean preoperative flexion increased from 100      10   to 126      7  . Thus, the mean arc of elbow motion increased by 40      13  . The mean Mayo Elbow Performance Score was 94    7 compared with 60    5 before surgery. The results were excellent for 22 elbows and good for 9. @entity1410 developed in 3 elbows, but they did not require surgical drainage. CONCLUSIONS: Debridement arthroplasty using the medial trans-flexor approach without @entity1713 yields satisfactory short-term clinical results. This approach is associated with a low rate of complications and is safe and effective for the treatment of @entity571 of the elbow. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic IV.

Capsulectomy and debridement for XXXX of the elbow through a medial trans-flexor approach.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity571 :: ('MESH:D010003', 'Disease') :: ['primary osteoarthritis'] @entity1713 :: ('MESH:D012163', 'Disease') :: ['tendon detachment'] @entity5040 :: ('MESH:D054850', 'Disease') :: ['osteophytes'] @entity1410 :: ('MESH:D006406', 'Disease') :: ['Hematomas'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain', 'painful']
@entity571 :: (MESH:D010003,Disease) :: ['primary osteoarthritis']
