Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 222-224, September 1989

Elbow arthroscopy: A new technique

  • Gary G. Poehling, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Gary Poehling, M.D., 300 South Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, U.S.A.
    • Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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  • Terry L. Whipple, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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  • Lance Sisco, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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  • Brian Goldman III, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Abstract 

Elbow arthroscopy is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the orthopedic surgeon. In the standard technique, the patient is positioned supine with the arm suspended overhead and an anterolateral portal is used. We have modified this technique by placing the patient in a prone position and using a proximal medial portal. Use of the prone position improves scope mobility, facilitates joint manipulation, and provides more complete intraarticular visualization. This technique simplifies the treatment of a wide variety of elbow pathology, including loose bodies, osteochondritis dissecans, persistent synovitis, suspected cartilaginous lesions, posterior osteophytes, selected radial head fractures, and chronically undiagnosed painful elbows.

Keywords: Elbow, Techniques

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 The technique described in this article will be demonstrated in a forthcoming Video Supplement to Arthroscopy.

PII: 0749-8063(89)90176-X

doi:10.1016/0749-8063(89)90176-X

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 222-224, September 1989

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