Elbow surgery

Whether you’re swinging a tennis racket or closing a car door, elbow pain makes daily activities tough to navigate. Orthopedic experts at Aurora BayCare Medical Center specialize in treating elbow disorders and pain with personalized care that meets your needs.

Advanced treatment for elbow pain: Why choose Aurora BayCare Medical Center?

We offer the most advanced treatments for elbow pain, from physical therapy to elbow replacement surgery. Program highlights include:

• Surgical expertise: Our orthopedics team includes fellowship-trained experts with extra education in surgery for the elbow joint. We base our minimally invasive techniques on the latest research, offering smaller incisions, less pain and quicker recovery than traditional surgery.
• Convenient rehabilitative care: We have clinics throughout Wisconsin, so there’s no need to travel for physical therapy. If you’re having surgery, you can do all of your postoperative visits and therapy at a location that’s convenient for you.
• Leading-edge alternatives to surgery: We offer biologic therapies that help your body heal injured tissue in our regenerative medicine.

Nonsurgical services for elbow pain

Our experts use sophisticated shoulder and elbow treatment options to care for damaged tissue and bone. Before recommending surgery, our orthopedic specialists recommend nonoperative orthopedics options, including:

• Bracing
• Rest
• Medication and injections

Elbow surgeries

Our team uses the latest surgical techniques to repair damage in the elbow joint and reduce pain. We offer:

Elbow arthroscopy

In this minimally invasive procedure, surgeons use an arthroscope, a thin instrument with a small attached camera. The surgeon makes several tiny incisions and inserts the scope and specialized surgical tools to access the elbow joint. We use elbow arthroscopy to:

• Diagnose elbow injuries
• Elbow arthritis
• Remove damaged tissue and debris
• Smooth bone surfaces

Total elbow replacement

If nonsurgical options don’t relieve pain and make moving easier, doctors might recommend total elbow replacement. This surgery may be right for you if you have damage from arthritis or elbow fracture.

Surgeons remove damaged bone and tissue inside the elbow, replacing it with an artificial joint (prosthetic). Doctors insert the stems into the canal, or hollow part of the bone. Depending on the elbow’s condition, surgeons may replace all or just part of the elbow joint.

What to expect after elbow surgery

After surgery, our orthopedics experts will recommend an orthopedic rehabilitation program to help you recover. Athletes may work with our sports medicine specialists to boost recovery and improve athletic performance.