Total elbow replacement with the Coonrad-Morrey prosthesis: our medium to long-term results

• Published in: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Vol. 94; no. 3; pp. 189 - 192
• Main Authors: Maheshwari, R, Vaziri, S, Helm, R H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.04.2012; The Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - surgery; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Elbow - instrumentation; Biomechanics; Clinical outcomes; Elbow; Elbow Joint - injuries; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Fractures; Fractures, Bone - surgery; Humans; Joint surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Neurological disorders; Orthopaedic Surgery; Osteoarthritis - surgery; Pain, Postoperative - etiology; Prostheses; Prosthesis Failure; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Retrospective Studies; Rheumatoid arthritis; Surgery; Survival analysis; Transplants & implants; Treatment Outcome; X-rays

Semiconstrained total elbow replacement is now a well recognised and reliable surgical option for advanced elbow disease, mainly rheumatoid arthritis. We report a retrospective analysis of 31 primary total elbow replacements in 28 patients with a mean follow-up duration of 55 months. The mean age of...