Anterior ulnohumeral compression plate arthrodesis for revision complex elbow injury: a case report.
Elbow arthrodesis can be used for complex elbow injuries that are complicated or fail other conventional treatment methods. We present a case report of an anterior ulnohumeral compressive plate elbow arthrodesis for a patient with a complex elbow injury from a gunshot wound that failed initial open reduction and internal fixation and posterior ulnohumeral arthrodesis secondary to numerous complications.
Song
Daniel J
DJ
William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX 79920, USA. song_daniel@hotmail.com
Wohlrab
Kurt P
KP
Ingari
Jack V
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D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001860:Bone Plates; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery; D000092464:Elbow Injuries