I-elbow inokuhlutha i-angle, iintlobo zoqhagamshelo, ubude kunye nerediyo, iintlobo zezinto ezibonakalayo. Njengoko sisazi, ngokutsala umdla wemibhobho, i-elbow inokwahlulwa ibe yidigri eyahlukeneyo, enje ngamanqanaba angama-45, i-90 degree, yeyona migangatho iqhelekileyo. Kwakhona kukho i-60 degree kunye ne-120 degree, malunga nemibhobho ekhethekileyo.