Adult Elbow Operations

Topics

Surgical approaches

• Elbow approaches
• Arm and humerus approaches

Amputations

• Elbow Disarticulation
• Above elbow amputation

Common procedures

• Elbow Arthroscopy
• Distal Humerus Fracture Fixation
• Radial Head Replacement
• Tension Band Wiring of the Olecranon and Patella
• Ulnar Nerve Decompression and Transposition
• Olecranon and Prepatellar Bursitis

Related conditions

• Adult Elbow Disorders
• Adult Fractures of the Shoulder, Upper Arm & Elbow

Reviewed by Professor Phong Tran, Head of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Health. Last updated 20 October 2026.