The elbow joint combines two rotatory axes using three joints: flexion/extension by the humeroulnar and humeroradial joints, and pronation/supination by the radioulnar and humeroradial joints.

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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m 65 years old and have rheumatoid arthritis in my elbow that causes me a lot of pain. My doctor recommended that I have elbow replacement. What does this surgery involve? What is ...

FOR nearly forty years, ankylosed elbows have been reconstructed by arthroplastic procedures consisting of reshaping the articular ends and interposing a flap of fascia for a gliding surface. In 1908, ...

There is a newly-approved artificial joint, the first new one in decades. 61-year-old Donna VanCott of Macungie, Pa., says she feels no pain in her right arm for the first time in three years. That's ...

Background A 46-year-old, nonsmoking, nulliparous woman with a 23-year history of rheumatoid arthritis presented with severely destructed right shoulder, right elbow, and right wrist joints, which ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m 65 years old and have rheumatoid arthritis in my elbow that causes me a lot of pain. My doctor recommended that I have elbow replacement. What does this surgery involve? What is ...

Indications for Elbow Arthroplasty Considerations for Periprocedural Care Short- and Long-Term Complications References Especially in the past four decades, significant advances have been made in ...