The optimal treatment for symptomatic elbow osteoarthritis remains debatable especially in patients still involved in heavy manual work. The Outerbridge-Kashiwagi (OK) procedure has been used when simple measures fail. The aim of this study is to analyse the results of the OK procedure in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis. Twenty-two patients were included in the study. The male:female ratio was 18:4. The mean age was 60 years with mean follow-up of 38 months (24–60 months). 17 were manual workers, 3 involved in sports activities and 2 non-manual workers. All patients were assessed using Mayo Elbow Performance Index Score system. Preoperative radiological assessment showed osteophytes around olecranon and coronoid process and joint space narrowing in radio-humeral articulationin all cases.Background
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