[Arthroscopic surgery for elbow stiffness].

Arthroscopic management of elbow stiffness offers several potential advantages over conventional open procedures. Projected increased joint visualization, decreased tissue disruption and faster recovery have yielded growing interest for this procedure. Elbow arthroscopy remains a challenging procedure and reported complication rate is higher than in other joints. Sound local anatomy knowledge is required to ensure a safe procedure. We report here our indications techniques and postsurgical care protocols for arthroscopic management of osseous, soft tissue and neurological lesions associated with elbow stiffness.