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A systematic review of the literature was conducted using the online databases Medline, Scopus and EMBASE. Clinical studies reporting the maintenance of joint reduction after the use of IJS in patients with acute or chronic elbow instability were included. The two cases re- ported remained radiographically concentric at 6 months follow up without complications. 5 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review (total n=65). Only two patients across the studies had ongoing radiological in- stability (3%) and both were associated with coronoid insufficiency. The mean flexion-extension arc ranged from 106\u00b0 to 135\u00b0 and pronation- supination arc ranged from 138\u00b0 to 151\u00b0. The mean DASH scores ranged from 16 to 37.3 and the mean Broberg and Morrey Functional score from 68.2 to 93. 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