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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After the development of total hip arthroplasty in the 1970s, orthopedists continued to push surgical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed failure of total elbow arthroplasty due to infection led to a higher likelihood of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Regarding the affected joint and patient symptoms, pain relief and/or enhancement of range of motion should be pursued, depending on the patient's expectations and wishes. It is also necessary to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...