title: [Operative approaches to the elbow for surgery of rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: Operative approaches to the elbow are classified according to the direction of approach to the joint. A selection of dorsal, ventral, lateral, and medial approaches useful for open elbow surgery in rheumatoid arthritis is presented.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Rheumaorthopädie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. m.rittmeister@friedrichsheim.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rittmeister
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kerschbaumer
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Zugangswege bei offenen rheumachirurgischen Operationen am Ellenbogengelenk.