Patients should expect the complete healing process to take between 4 to 6 months. Directly after surgery, the elbow will need to be immobilized. Then we’ll transition to a hinged elbow brace as soon as possible. The benefit of the hinged brace is that it allows us to protect the range of motion while preventing as much stiffness as possible. This allows the bone to heal without compromising the repair. We’ll start range of motion exercises as soon as the patient is able to. These will be non-weight bearing immediately after surgery. Then as the bone starts to heal, we’ll add in some light activities. The hardest part for most patients is regaining their range of motion in the elbow, which makes the recovery from elbow surgery a bit longer than other surgery locations. Most patients have their elbow feeling like normal at around 4 to 6 months.