Endoprosthetic replacement of the elbow is an operation which is still rarely undertaken. It is indicated in chronic polyarthritic conditions and joint damage due to trauma. A considerable number of different prostheses are commercially available. In this unique collection of papers, the authors discuss methods, implantation techniques, and surgical results and complications. Particular emphasis has been placed on the complications related to the prostheses and surgical revision. In addition, alternative techniques are presented.

General Considerations.- Surgical Treatment of the Rheumatoid Elbow.- The Post-Traumatic Elbow - General Considerations.- Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Kinematics of Total Elbow Replacement.- Non-Endoprosthetic Procedures.- Arthroscopy of the Elbow.- Late Synovectomy of the Elbow Joint.- Resection Interposition Arthroplasty of the Elbow in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Distraction Arthroplasty of the Elbow.- Alloarthroplasty of the Elbow.- GSB III Elbow.- Elbow Replacement Arthroplasty for Flail and Ankylosed Elbows.- Coonrad-Morrey Semiconstrained Total Elbow Arthroplasty.- The Norway Elbow System.- Cementless or Hybrid Total Elbow Arthroplasty - A Study of Interim Clinical Results and Specific Complications.- Early Results with the Capitellocondylar Total Elbow Prosthesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Complications After Total Elbow Arthroplasty - Unusual Solutions to Different Situations.- The Guildford Elbow.- Complications and Salvage Procedures.- Reconstructions with the GSB III Prosthesis.- Revision Total Elbow Replacement.- Management of Problems Associated with Total Elbow Arthroplasty - Problems of Revision, Severe Bone Defect, Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy, and Total Elbow Arthroplasty for Fractured Elbow.- Complications After Capitellocondylar Elbow Replacement via the Lateral Approach.- Elbow Reconstruction Using Cadaveric Allograft and an Elbow Endoprosthesis.