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Osteoarthritis of the elbow is featured by hypertrophic osteophyte formation, loose body, and capsular contracture. Meanwhile, there is relative preservation of articular cartilage and maintenance of joint space. Typical symptom includes loss of elbow motion and impingement-type pain at terminal extension and flexion. The ideal surgical treatment is osteocapsular arthroplasty. This procedure includes removal of loose bodies and osteophytes as well as capsulectomy. It can be done arthroscopically or through an open approach. The technique of arthroscopic osteocapsular arthroplasty of the elbow has been well developed in the past decade.
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I would like to thank Dr Shawn O’Driscoll of Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA for his teaching. The principle and surgical technique of elbow arthroscopy that I described in this chapter is straightly learned from him.
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Lu, J.Z., Li, S.L. (2021). Arthroscopic Management of Osteoarthritis. In: Lui, T.H. (eds) Arthroscopy and Endoscopy of the Hand, Wrist and Elbow. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4142-8_18
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