Instability after total elbow arthroplasty.
Resurfacing total elbow arthroplasty is occasionally unstable. Instability may be related to insufficiency of the ligaments or improper tensioning and implant positioning at the time of surgery. Ligament reconstruction has produced mixed results; however, attempts to reconstruct the ligaments are probably worthwhile because conversion of a freshly cemented resurfacing implant to a semiconstrained hinge is very challenging.
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