A Literature Synthesis Indicates Very Low Quality, but Consistent Evidence of Improvements in Function after Surgical Interventions for Primary Osteoarthritis of the Elbow

Table 2

Summary table for outcomes of open joint debridement-2.

Study and year	Design	Level of evidence	𝑛	Followup (months)	Pain Δ	ROM Δ	Function Δ
Allen et al., 2004 [15]	Case series	IV	9	26	Good pain relief.; No measure reported	21	—
Sarris et al., 2004 [16]	Case series	IV	15	36	Morrey’s system (0–3 Likert scale).; All patients reported 0 after-operatively	32	No measure used. Reported that all patients returned to work
Phillips et al., 2003 [17]	Case series	IV	20	75	Good pain relief.; No measure reported	20	(i) DASH (17 with good or excellent results); (ii) MEPI (13 with good or excellent results); (iii) 12 out of 16 working before-operatively returned to work
Antuña et al., 2002 [18]	Case series	IV	45 (46 elbows)	80	76% had complete pain relief.; No measure reported	22	MEPI (before 55 to After 83)
Forster et al., 2001 [19]	Case series	IV	43 (44 elbows)	39	Morrey’s system (0–3 Likert scale).; (1.8 before to 1.1 after)	25	—