Elbow Arthroscopy: Loose Body Removal and Synovial Plicae Debridement

Loose bodies occur most commonly in the knee (90% of cases), followed by the elbow, and in rare cases the hip and shoulder (1). Milgram et al. classified loose bodies by clinical etiology into osteochondral fractures, degenerative disease of the articular cartilage, and synovial chondromatosis (2-6).