Elbow pain? Understand your options before making a decision.
Many patients have more options than they realise. We offer treatments from simple injections to advanced cartilage care.
Reviewed byProfessor Paul Lee MBBch, FRCS (Tr & Orth), PhDCartilage and joint preservation expertiseOur Approach to Elbow Treatment
Everything we do is aimed at relieving your elbow pain and restoring your movement. How we get there depends on your situation. Our clinical approach covers four areas of treatment. Many of our treatments work across more than one area depending on your condition and how they are applied. Your consultation determines exactly which combination is right for you.
Relieve
Everything below has the same primary goal: relieving your elbow pain and restoring your movement. The four approaches describe how we get there.
Preserve
Protect your elbow joint and manage arthritis or overuse conditions like tennis elbow. Injections and treatments that reduce pain and maintain function.
Repair
Fix structural damage. Ligament tears, loose bodies, or cartilage defects. Surgical procedures that restore elbow stability and movement.
Regenerate
Rebuild damaged elbow cartilage using advanced biological treatments. Restore tissue lost to injury or degeneration.
Replace
When other options are exhausted. Elbow replacement restores function, but only after we have explored every alternative.
Your Options
Explore Treatment Approaches
Preserve: Protect what you still have
Preserve your joint, your movement, and your quality of life. From immediate symptom management to treatments that slow degeneration and protect cartilage.
ChondroFiller
A collagen matrix that fills cartilage defects and supports the body in rebuilding. If you have a focal area of cartilage damage, this is a non-surgical regenerative option only available at London Cartilage Clinic in the UK.
Hyaluronic Acid
Restores the natural lubrication your joint has lost. If your cartilage is wearing and movement feels stiff or grindy, HA reduces friction and eases daily pain.
mFat / Stem Cell
Your own fat tissue processed and injected for tissue regeneration.
Cartilage Micrograft
Harvests healthy cartilage cells from your own body and reimplants them at the damage site. Targets specific defects where the body needs a biological scaffold to rebuild.
Steroid Injection
Rapid relief for acute pain and inflammation. Often used as a first step to manage a flare-up, reduce swelling, and create a window for rehabilitation or further assessment.
PRP
Uses your own blood platelets to accelerate healing. Suited to patients with sports injuries, tendon damage, or early joint wear who want to support the body's natural repair.
PRF
A next-generation blood concentrate that releases growth factors slowly over time. Suited to patients who want longer-lasting biological support for healing tendons, cartilage, and soft tissue.
Ready to explore preservation options?
Take Our AssessmentPreserve: Protect what you still have
Preserve your joint, your movement, and your quality of life. From immediate symptom management to treatments that slow degeneration and protect cartilage.
ChondroFiller
A collagen matrix that fills cartilage defects and supports the body in rebuilding. If you have a focal area of cartilage damage, this is a non-surgical regenerative option only available at London Cartilage Clinic in the UK.
Hyaluronic Acid
Restores the natural lubrication your joint has lost. If your cartilage is wearing and movement feels stiff or grindy, HA reduces friction and eases daily pain.
mFat / Stem Cell
Your own fat tissue processed and injected for tissue regeneration.
Cartilage Micrograft
Harvests healthy cartilage cells from your own body and reimplants them at the damage site. Targets specific defects where the body needs a biological scaffold to rebuild.
Steroid Injection
Rapid relief for acute pain and inflammation. Often used as a first step to manage a flare-up, reduce swelling, and create a window for rehabilitation or further assessment.
PRP
Uses your own blood platelets to accelerate healing. Suited to patients with sports injuries, tendon damage, or early joint wear who want to support the body's natural repair.
PRF
A next-generation blood concentrate that releases growth factors slowly over time. Suited to patients who want longer-lasting biological support for healing tendons, cartilage, and soft tissue.
Ready to explore preservation options?
Take Our AssessmentRepair: Fix specific injuries
You have a specific injury that can be fixed. These treatments restore what is broken. Time is critical for repair - the sooner you act, the more options you have.
ChondroFiller
A collagen matrix that fills cartilage defects and supports the body in rebuilding. If you have a focal area of cartilage damage, this is a non-surgical regenerative option only available at London Cartilage Clinic in the UK.
NanoATi
A tendon-specific Seed, Soil, Signal pathway with image-guided biological delivery and progressive loading for selected tendon damage.
PRP
Uses your own blood platelets to accelerate healing. Suited to patients with sports injuries, tendon damage, or early joint wear who want to support the body's natural repair.
Cartilage Micrograft
Harvests healthy cartilage cells from your own body and reimplants them at the damage site. Targets specific defects where the body needs a biological scaffold to rebuild.
STACi
An advanced scaffold implanted into a damaged joint to regenerate cartilage over larger areas of damage. For patients with significant cartilage loss who are too young or active for replacement and want to rebuild rather than remove.
Sub-chondroplasty
Bone marrow lesion treatment to address subchondral bone pain and bone bruising in advanced arthritis.
BMAC
Concentrates stem cells from your own bone marrow and delivers them to the damaged area. Suited to patients with cartilage or tendon damage who want to support regeneration biologically.
EOAT (Elbow)
Elbow osteoplasty with cartilage augmentation. A joint-preserving surgical technique for elbow arthritis management.
Cartilage Repair (Surgical)
Surgical cartilage repair techniques to restore joint surface integrity.
Ligament Reconstruction
Surgical reconstruction of damaged ligaments to restore stability.
NanoALi
A non-surgical Seed, Soil, Signal pathway for selected partial or healing ligament injuries where useful continuity and joint stability remain.
Plica
Removal or treatment of irritated plica tissue causing knee pain.
Had a sports injury?
Book a Consultation with Prof. LeeRegenerate: Rebuild damaged cartilage
Your cartilage is damaged but the joint can still be saved. These treatments stimulate your body to rebuild.
ChondroFiller
A collagen matrix that fills cartilage defects and supports the body in rebuilding. If you have a focal area of cartilage damage, this is a non-surgical regenerative option only available at London Cartilage Clinic in the UK.
NanoATi
A tendon-specific Seed, Soil, Signal pathway with image-guided biological delivery and progressive loading for selected tendon damage.
mFat / Stem Cell
Your own fat tissue processed and injected for tissue regeneration.
STACi
An advanced scaffold implanted into a damaged joint to regenerate cartilage over larger areas of damage. For patients with significant cartilage loss who are too young or active for replacement and want to rebuild rather than remove.
Cartilage Micrograft
Harvests healthy cartilage cells from your own body and reimplants them at the damage site. Targets specific defects where the body needs a biological scaffold to rebuild.
BMAC
Concentrates stem cells from your own bone marrow and delivers them to the damaged area. Suited to patients with cartilage or tendon damage who want to support regeneration biologically.
PRF
A next-generation blood concentrate that releases growth factors slowly over time. Suited to patients who want longer-lasting biological support for healing tendons, cartilage, and soft tissue.
PRP
Uses your own blood platelets to accelerate healing. Suited to patients with sports injuries, tendon damage, or early joint wear who want to support the body's natural repair.
Cartilage Repair (Surgical)
Surgical cartilage repair techniques to restore joint surface integrity.
EOAT (Elbow)
Elbow osteoplasty with cartilage augmentation. A joint-preserving surgical technique for elbow arthritis management.
NanoALi
A non-surgical Seed, Soil, Signal pathway for selected partial or healing ligament injuries where useful continuity and joint stability remain.
Hyaluronic Acid
Restores the natural lubrication your joint has lost. If your cartilage is wearing and movement feels stiff or grindy, HA reduces friction and eases daily pain.
Plica
Removal or treatment of irritated plica tissue causing knee pain.
ACi
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. A two-stage cartilage regeneration procedure using your own cells. London Cartilage Clinic now offers STACi, the single-stage next generation of ACi, available in any joint.
MACi
Matrix-Assisted Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. A scaffold-based two-stage cartilage procedure using your own cells. London Cartilage Clinic now offers STACi, the single-stage evolution of MACi, available in any joint.
Considering regeneration?
Book a Discovery Call to Discuss OptionsReplace: When preservation is no longer viable
When cartilage damage is too extensive for repair or regeneration, replacement restores function.
Elbow Replacement
Full or partial elbow replacement when other options are exhausted.
Ligament Reconstruction
Surgical reconstruction of damaged ligaments to restore stability.
Been told you need a elbow replacement?
There may be options worth exploring first.
Need surgical expertise?
Book a Consultation with Prof. LeeSelf Assessment
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Answer a few questions to get a personalised starting point for your elbow treatment.
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Your Journey
What your journey can look like
Consultant-Led Assessment
Symptoms, imaging and goals reviewed in one structured appointment. We gather the full picture before recommending anything.
Personalised Treatment Plan
A clear route chosen from preservation, repair, regeneration or replacement options, matched to your diagnosis and goals.
Precision Delivery
Modern techniques and specialist equipment matched to your diagnosis. From ultrasound-guided injections to advanced surgical procedures.
Long-Term Elbow Health
Follow-up guidance focused on durable function and quality of life. We monitor your progress and adapt the plan as needed.
Conditions
Common Elbow Conditions
Understanding your condition is the first step. These pages explain what is happening in your joint and how it connects to treatment.
Tennis Elbow
Outer elbow pain from tendon overuse. One of the most common causes of elbow pain in adults.
Golfer's Elbow
Inner elbow pain from repetitive gripping and wrist flexion, affecting grip strength and daily hand function.
Elbow Arthritis
Elbow arthritis causes stiffness, catching, and loss of movement. Most commonly follows a previous injury.