title: ARTHROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF ELBOW STIFFNESS.
abstract: To present the arthroscopic surgical technique and the evaluation of the results from this technique for treating elbow stiffness.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between April 2007 and January 2010, ten elbows of ten patients with elbow stiffness underwent arthroscopic treatment to release the range of motion. The minimum follow-up was 11 months, with an average of 27 months. All the patients were male and their average age was 32.8 years (ranging from 22 to 48 years). After the arthroscopic treatment, they were followed up weekly in the first month and every three months thereafter. The clinical evaluation was made using the criteria of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were satisfied with the results from the arthroscopic treatment. The average UCLA score was 33.8 points.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Arthroscopic treatment for elbow stiffness is a minimally invasive surgical technique that was shown to be efficient for treating this complication.
authors.affiliation: Member of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group of Bahia and Coordinator of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, Traumatological and Orthopedic Accident Clinic (CATO), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luis Alfredo Gómez
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Surgeon at Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabio Farina
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Dal Molin
authors.affiliation: Member of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group of Bahia and Head of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, ORTOPED Fracture Clinic, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adalberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Visco
authors.affiliation: Member of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group of Bahia and Attending Physician in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, Traumatological and Orthopedic Accident Clinic (CATO), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luis Filipe Daneu
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Member of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group of Bahia and Attending Physician in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, ORTOPED Fracture Clinic, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Murilo Cunha Rafael
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Member of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group of Bahia and Attending Physician in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, Traumatological and Orthopedic Accident Clinic (CATO), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nivaldo Souza
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Cardozo Filho
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Surgeon at the Traumatological and Orthopedic Accident Clinic (CATO), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nicolas Gerardo
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Gómez Cordero
keywords: Arthroscopy/methods; Articular; Elbow/surgery; Range of Motion