Arthroscopic Treatment for Elbow Trauma : Learning Curve and Outcomes - 16/10/25

Doi : 10.1016/j.hcl.2025.06.007

Pieter Caekebeke, MD, PhD ^a,^b,^c, Flynn van Riet, MS ^c,^d, Roger van Riet, MD, PhD ^c,^d,^e,^⁎
^a Orthopaedic Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Schiepse Bos 6, Genk 3600, Belgium
^b University of Hasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, Hasselt 3500, Belgium
^c University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp 2610, Belgium
^d Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, Antwerp 2650, Belgium
^e Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Orthopaedic Center Antwerp, AZ Monica, Orthoca, Kielse Vest 14, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium

^∗Corresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Orthopaedic Center Antwerp, AZ Monica, Kielse Vest 14, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and TraumatologyOrthopaedic Center AntwerpAZ MonicaKielse Vest 14Antwerp2018Belgium

Resumen

Arthroscopic treatment of elbow trauma has advantages such as the enhanced view of the elbow, including joint surfaces and soft tissue. Arthroscopy provides an accurate evaluation of chondral lesions and osteochondral loose fragments. A clear advantage is the minimally invasive nature of arthroscopy, decreasing soft tissue injury compared to open techniques. There are several challenges such as patient positioning, soft tissue status, and hemarthrosis. Arthroscopic-assisted treatment of trauma is performed safely earlier in the learning curve, but published literature has shown that the arthroscopic treatment of trauma has an additional learning curve, to obtain improved results even for expert surgeons.

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Keywords : Elbow, Arthroscopy, Trauma, Fractures, Instability, Radial head, Coronoid