Salvage of elbow function by semi-constrained total elbow arthroplasty following a complex proximal ulnar fracture: a case report.
A linked total elbow prosthesis was used in an elderly patient to salvage elbow function following failed attempts at osteosynthesis for a comminuted fracture of the proximal ulna associated with a radial head dislocation. A good functional result was obtained at 46 months follow-up, despite questionable healing of the ulnar fracture.
Goldberg
Florence
F
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Erasme University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Van Riet
Roger
R
Schuind
Frédéric
F
D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000601:surgery*