Research recommendations coming out of this guidance Evidence on the safety and efficacy of lateral elbow resurfacing for arthritis is limited in quantity and quality. Therefore, this procedure should only be used with special arrangements for clinical governance, consent, and audit or research. Find out what special arrangements mean on the NICE interventional procedures guidance page. Further research, which could include case series with long-term follow up, should report range of motion, patient-reported outcomes and complications.
Evidence on the safety and efficacy of lateral elbow resurfacing for arthritis is limited in quantity and quality. Therefore, this procedure should only be used with special arrangements for clinical governance, consent, and audit or research. Find out what special arrangements mean on the NICE interventional procedures guidance page. Further research, which could include case series with long-term follow up, should report range of motion, patient-reported outcomes and complications.