Elbow Reconstruction with a New Prosthesis to Replace the Distal End of the Humerus

Osteoarticular and Total Elbow Allograft Reconstruction With Severe Bone Loss

“…Numerous authors have reported on the techniques and results of arthroplasty of the elbow in cases with a large osseous defect by replacing the distal humerus [3,4,12,13,17,20,27,31], the proximal ulna [18], or the entire elbow [2,10,11,17,36]. With less extensive bone loss, arthrodesis or resection arthroplasty may be an option [21,31].…”

Total elbow replacement for complex fractures of the distal humerus

“…20,22 There are few reports of its utilisation in primary osteoarthritis, 23 and the incidence of complications is higher. Although there are many reports of partial or total elbow arthroplasty as a reconstructive procedure for nonunited fractures of the distal humerus, [24][25][26][27][28][29] there are few of the prosthetic replacement of the elbow as the primary treatment for fractures of the distal humerus. In 1993, Behrman and Bigliani 30 described a 71-year-old woman who had sustained a type-C3 comminuted intercondylar fracture of the distal humerus.…”

Linked semi-constrained total elbow prosthesis in chronic arthritis: results of 18 cases

“…In particular, in the late 1800s, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), surgeons made efforts to improve overall function without the possibilities of prosthetic implants. During the second half of the 1900s, total elbow joint replacement began its ascent with constrained hinged designs [9,10]. However, these implants showed a high rate of loosening (42%) [11] because of a kinematic mismatch which later led to change the design.…”