title: Salvage of elbow function by semi-constrained total elbow arthroplasty following a complex proximal ulnar fracture: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Erasme University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Riet
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schuind
mesh_terms: 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*