title: Management of inflammatory arthritis around the elbow.
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.
authors.affiliation: Curtis National Hand Center, Union Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins University and School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. lync@helix.org
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D012217:Rheumatoid Factor