title: [RESEARCH PROGRESS OF COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH OPEN ELBOW ARTHROLYSIS].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the research progress of complications associated with open elbow arthrolysis so as to provide clinical reference for complication prevention and treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The recent publications on open elbow arthrolysis and complications associated with it were extensively reviewed and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complications associated with open elbow arthrolysis include ulnar nerve symptom and neuropathy, elbow instability, heterotopic ossification, and hematoma. Although some progress has been made in the complication prevention and treatment recently, there are still some challenges in the control of surgical trauma, intervention of heterotopic ossification and elbow instability after surgery, as well as postoperative analgesia due to the limitation of surgical techniques and the uncertain mechanism of these complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Open elbow arthrolysis is safe and effective for elbow stiffness. However, more research on the mechanism of complications should be carried out, to further improve the overall effect of the surgery.
authors.forename: Jiangyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cunyi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D004550:Elbow; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014459:Ulnar Nerve; D000092464:Elbow Injuries