Salvage of failed Sauvé-Kapandji procedure with an ulnar head prosthesis: report of three cases.
Three failed Sauvé-Kapandji procedures were salvaged using an ulnar head prosthesis. At 7-22 month follow-up, all three patients were much improved. However, the stem of one implant subsequently fractured in a fall and this implant had to be removed.
De Smet
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, U.Z. Pellenberg, Weligerveld, Lubbeek, Pellenberg, Belgium.
Peeters
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014457:Ulna / Q000601:surgery*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*