Table 4 Summary of Arthroscopic Procedures
From: Treatment of osteoarthritis of the elbow with open or arthroscopic debridement: a narrative review
Author | Year | Patient Mean Age (years) | Patient Symptoms | Number of patients and elbow (n=) | Type of treatment | Follow Up (Months) Range/mean | Evaluation Methods | Pain scale | Treatment Outcomes (average Flexion/extension arc) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cohen et al. [14] | 2000 | 46 | Pain, Stiffness, Locking | 26 Patients, 26Elbows | Arthroscopic debridement | 35.3 | ROM and pain score | 0–6 Likert scale from MEPI (after 2.9 points) | Improvement of 18° |
Kelly et al. [33] | 2007 | 51 | Pain and loss of range of motion | 24 patients 25 elbows | Arthroscopic debridement | 24 to 123 | Andrews and Carson score | Decreased from 7 to 2 | Improved by 21° |
Krishnan et al. [15] | 2007 | 36 | Pain and loss of range of motion | 11 patients 11 elbows | Arthroscopic ulnohumeral arthroplasty | 24–29 | (VAS),(MEPS) | Decreased from 9.2 to 1.7 | improvement of 73° |
Adams et al. [37] | 2008 | 52.8 | Pain and loss of range of motion | 50 patients 52 elbows | Arthroscopic debridement | 26–68 | ROM,MEPI | Subjective pain(0–5) Decreased 2.86 to 1.44 | Improvement of 26.23° |
Yan Hui et al. [16] | 2011 | 23 ± 5 | Pain, Locking, Loss of Range of motion | 35 Patients 36 elbows | Arthroscopic debridement | 16–98 | (HSS), ROM,pain scale | All atheletes reported pain improvement. | Improved by 16° |
MacLean et al. [17] | 2013 | 42 | Pain and locking | 20 patients 21 elbows | arthroscopic debridement | 66 | (DASH), Mayo, and ROM | Measure not reported. | unchanged |
Lim et al.(8) | 2014 | 51.4 | Terminal pain at flexion and extension with limitation of motion | 43 patients 43 elbows | Arthroscopic d ebridement | 38 | (VAS),(MEPI) | Decreased from 4.5 to 2.2 | mean flexion improved from 103° to 116° |
Miyake et al. [34] | 2014 | 38 | Pain at the endpoints of movement and stiffness, catching or locking | 20 patients 20 elbows | Arthroscopic debridement | 24 to 29 | Mayo Elbow Performance Score, Range of motion | No measure reported, pain disappeared or decreased post operatively. | Flexion PRE OP from 121° to to 130° POST OP |
Merolla et al. [35] | 2015 | 48 | Pain, limited range of motion | 48 patients 48 elbows | Arthroscopic joint debridement | 44 | (ROM), pain score, (OES), and (MEPS) | Decreased from 7.2 ± 1.6 to 4.3 ± 1.1 | ,Flexion PRE OP from 115.73° ± 16.53° to128.75° ± 12.35° POST OP |
Galle et al. [36] | 2016 | 48 | Loss of elbow motion, Pain | 46 patients 46 elbows | Arthroscopic osteo-capsular arthroplasty | 40.8 | (VAS), (MEPS), (DASH), (ASES) | ASES pain Score post op 40 +/−12 | flexion (PRE OP from 126° to 135° POST OP |