TOTAL ELBOW JOINT ARTHROPLASTY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS

被引:18
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作者
PRITCHARD, RW
机构
[1] Victoria Hospital, Miami, FL
关键词
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY; ELBOW PROSTHESES; SURGERY;
D O I
10.1016/0049-0172(91)90053-3
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
As a result of better patient selection, implant design, and surgical technique, the long-term results of total elbow arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has improved significantly over the past 10 years. The semiconstrained hinge implant is used in the presence of severe bone and ligament destruction. The nonconstrained surface replacement requires intact bone and ligamentous supports. Best results are obtained if surgery is undertaken before severe soft tissue contractures, muscle atrophy, and neurologic disability of the involved extremity develop. © 1991.
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