Elbow Arthrodesis—A Review
| Autor: | Rasesh Desai, Matthew E Eads, Srinath Kamineni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
030222 orthopedics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Arthrodesis medicine.medical_treatment Elbow 030229 sport sciences musculoskeletal system Surgery body regions lcsh:RD701-811 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure lcsh:Orthopedic surgery medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty, Vol 3 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2471-5492 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2471549219870347 |
| Popis: | Elbow arthrodesis is an uncommonly performed operation, but it has a specific and niche place in the management of difficult elbow pathology. Many indications and contraindications have been reported, but one of the more challenging aspects of this procedure remains choosing the appropriate angle of fusion. Varying results have been reported along with speculations as to why the fusion may not have been obtained, such as lack of bony structure in the site. Common complications have also been reported most notably fractures distal to the plate. One area of future research is that of the reversibility of this procedure; going from a total elbow arthroplasty to an elbow arthrodesis has been studied well but not so for converting an arthrodesis to an arthroplasty. Elbow arthrodesis remains a valuable but niche solution for complex elbow pathologies that cannot be addressed with other commoner elbow operations. |
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