Unreconstructable acute distal humeral fractures and their sequelae treated with distal humeral hemiarthroplasty: a two-year to eleven-year follow-up

• Published in: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery Vol. 22; no. 12; pp. 1710 - 1723
• Main Authors: Smith, Geoffrey C.S., FRACS (Orth), Hughes, Jeffery S., FRACS (Orth)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; arthroplasty; Distal humerus; Elbow Joint - injuries; Elbow Joint - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; fracture; hemiarthroplasty; Hemiarthroplasty - adverse effects; Humans; Humeral Fractures - complications; Humeral Fractures - surgery; Humerus - injuries; Humerus - surgery; Intra-Articular Fractures - complications; Intra-Articular Fractures - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Osteotomy; Range of Motion, Articular; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Treatment Study; Distal humerus; Level IV; Case Series; arthroplasty; hemiarthroplasty; fracture

Background The aim of this study was to describe for the first time the medium to long-term outcome after distal humeral hemiarthroplasty (DHH). Methods Twenty-six patients (mean age, 62; range, 29-92 years) treated with DHH for intra-articular distal humeral fractures and its sequelae were studied...