title: Treatment of instability after total elbow arthroplasty.
abstract: Instability after total elbow arthroplasty can be due to incorrect component selection or position, inadequacy of the medial or lateral ligaments or triceps tendon, polyethylene wear, limb malalignment, or trauma. Patients with significant loss of bone structure, ligament deficiency, and tendon deficiency around the elbow are at increased risk of instability following total elbow arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. odriscoll.shawn@mayo.edu
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: O'Driscoll
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012086:Reoperation