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Management of inflammatory arthritis around the elbow
1Curtis National Hand Center, Union Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins University and School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. lync@helix.org
Hand Clinics
|July 30, 2002
Abstract:
There are multiple causes of elbow swelling, with RA being the most common. Crystalline disease such as gout is also frequently seen. Oral medication or intra-articular steroid injection can be extremely effective in controlling symptoms. Synovectomy in conjunction with radial head excision continues to have a role. Fascial arthroplasty can be beneficial in younger patients in isolated disease. In more advanced cases, total elbow arthroplasty is an attractive alternative.