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For the past 21 years stiff elbows mainly following trauma were treated with an operative method, in which postero-lateral skin incision was used.
The feature of this method is to maintain at exposure of the elbow joint, the continuity of the triceps tendon by wide subperiosteal stripping, so that early commencement of motion is possible postoperatively and also so good exploration of the elbow joint can be obtained.
Out of 53 cases, 44 were followed for more than 5 years. The average range of motion was 99 degrees, and 89% of these were graded excellent or good according to Knight's criteria.
From these results, this operative method is thought to be very useful for arthroplasty of the elbow.
