Abstract
Aim: Long term results of the Stanley& Winson procedure on the elbow.
Material: 15 patients in the last 10 years. 2 lost to follow-up and 13 were evaluated with Andrews and Carson scoring system. The mean time for follow-up was 2.3 years. Primary OA in 8, post-traumatic arthritis in 4 and rheumatoid arthritis in 1 patient was responsible for the symptoms.
Results: Before operation, the mean pain score was 9.23 (range 5–20) out of 60 on the Andrew Carson rating scale. Postoperatively this score increased to 18 (range 10–25) i.e. 50% beneþt of pain.
Changes in ROM of Elbow: All patients returned towork in mean of 6.5 weeks (range 4–24). Postoperatively 2 patients developed haemarthrosis, which was aspirated. Conclusion: O-K procedure has good to excellent results, it is technically simple, has low morbidity and avoids extensive release for stiff elbows.
Theses abstracts were prepared by Professor Dr. Frantz Langlais. Correspondence should be addressed to him at EFORT Central Office, Freihofstrasse 22, CH-8700 Küsnacht, Switzerland.
