[Endoprosthetic replacement of the elbow joint in rheumatoid arthritis : Video article].
Endoprosthetic replacement of the elbow joint is comparatively rare with less than 100 cases per year in Germany. Patients with forms of rheumatism constitute the major proportion and they also show the significantly best results. The indications are assessed in a stage-adapted manner and depend mostly on the stability and the grade of bony destruction. An acceptable function of this joint, which transmits high strength but is not load bearing, is the main target. The accompanying video demonstrates the implantation of a total elbow endoprosthesis.
Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, AGAPLESION MARKUS KRANKENHAUS, Akademisches Lehr-KH der Goethe-Universität, Wilhelm-Epstein-Str. 4, 60431, Frankfurt a.M., Deutschland, Rehart@fdk.info.
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D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D057929:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Elbow / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D058569:Elbow Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting / Q000379:methods*