Abstract
We had experiences of 10 cases of the elbow joint arthroplasty using the J. K. Membrane or the O. M. S. Membrane as an interposition, in which the J. K. Membrane for 3 cases and the O. M. S. Membrane for 7 cases.
Our series consisted of the patients with traumatic arthritis (4 cases), rheumatoid arthritis (4 cases) and osteo-arthritis (2 cases).
As for the operative technique, the modified Hass's procedure with radial head resection was indicated to most of the cases.
The end-results were evaluated according to our own criteria taking account of the degree of pain, the range of motion, the disability on daily activities and the patient'-satisfaction for the operation.
With this criteria, three cases were evaluated as excellent, two cases as good, three cases as fair and two cases as poor.
The several factors which influenced the end-results were also discussed in this paper.
