Salvage of elbow function by semi-constrained total elbow arthroplasty following a complex proximal ulnar fracture : A case report
Published online: Jun 27 2008
Florence Goldberg, Roger van Riet, Frédéric Schuind
From the Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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.