Arthroscopic Treatment of Stiff Elbow

Table 2

Review of the most meaningful neurological complications related to arthroscopic capsular procedures (capsular release, capsulectomy, capsulotomy).

Authors	Nerve injured	Details	Complication rate	Recovery
Jones and Savoie [31]	Radial nerve	Transection	8% (1/12)	Permanent
Haapaniemi et al. [32]	Median and radial nerves	Transection	Case report	Permanent
Kelly et al. [33]	Ulnar, radial, medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve	Nerve injury	16.4% (12/73)	Complete recovery within 6 months
Nguyen et al. [6]	Medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve	Neuroma after transection	4.5% (1/22)	Permanent
Park et al. [34]	Radial nerve	Thermal injury by electrocautery device	Case report	Complete within 12 months
Gay et al. [35]	Ulnar nerve	Transection	Case report	Permanent