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Revision Total Elbow Arthroplasty. - 2017

Available online from MWHC library: Oct 1993 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - present

Despite recent technologic advances, total elbow arthroplasty has complication rates higher than that of total joint arthroplasty in other joints. With new antirheumatic treatments, the population receiving total elbow arthroplasty has shifted from patients with rheumatoid arthritis to those with posttraumatic arthritis, further compounding the high complication rate. The most common reasons for revision include infection, aseptic loosening, fracture, and component failure. Common mechanisms of total elbow arthroplasty failure include infection, aseptic loosening, fracture, component failure, and instability. Tension band fixation, allograft struts with cerclage wire, and/or plate and screw constructs can be used for fracture stabilization.


English

ISSN: 1067-151X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
*Arthroplasty, Replacement, Elbow/ae [Adverse Effects]
*Postoperative Complications/su [Surgery]
*Reoperation/mt [Methods]
Arthritis, Rheumatoid/su [Surgery]
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Elbow/td [Trends]
Elbow Joint
Humans
Prosthesis Failure
Treatment Outcome

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Orthopaedic Surgery

Index Terms--Function:
Journal Article