ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY

The operation is done by key hole surgery; usually through two or three 5mm puncture wounds. It involves examination of the elbow joint using a tiny telescope with television camera introduced through a key hole
Key Hole surgery in the elbow is helpful for
•    Removing loose bodies within joint seen with arthritis, osteochondral injuries or rarely in a disease called synovial ostechondromatosis.
•    It is also useful to release stiff elbows,
•    in debridement and synovectomy in arthritic elbows
•    and in treating pain from tendonitis of the extensor muscles (commonly known as Tennis Elbow)


X-ray showing arthritis with loose bodies