Arthritis / 2013 / Article / Tab 4 / Review Article
A Literature Synthesis Indicates Very Low Quality, but Consistent Evidence of Improvements in Function after Surgical Interventions for Primary Osteoarthritis of the Elbow Table 4 Summary table for outcomes of arthroscopic joint debridement-1.
Study and year Design Level of evidence
Followup (months) Pain Δ ROM Δ Function Δ Degreef et al., 2010 [25 ] Retrospective review IV 19 (20 elbows) 24 VAS (before 5.8 to after 1.8) 29 (i) MEPI (before 54 to after 88; good to excellent results in 16 elbows)
Adams and Steinmann, 2008 [26 ] Retrospective review IV 41 (42 elbows) 44 0–5 Likert scale. (2.86 before to 1.43 after) 27.3 (i) MEPI (before 67.5 to after 84.4; good to excellent results in 81% of elbows) Krishnan et al., 2007 [27 ] Case series IV 11 26 VAS (before 9.2 to after 1.7) 73 MEPI (before 58 to after 89; good to excellent results in 11 elbows) Kelly et al., 2007 [28 ] Case series IV 24 (25 elbows) 67 VAS (before 7 to after 2) 21 Andrews and Carson scoring (subjective scoring—before 45 to after 82; objective scoring—before 69 to after 93)
Kim and Shin., 2000 [29 ] Case series IV 30 42.5 27 patients reported good pain relief. Measure not reported 36 —