Arthroplasty of the elbow. Twenty years' experience of a new approach
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 69-B (1) , 116-120
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.69b1.3818716
Abstract
We report the use of a new approach for elbow arthroplasty in 58 cases over a 20-year period. A wide exposure, obtained by elevating the triceps attachment and dividing the radial collateral ligament, allows the excision of diseased tissue, articular irregularities and osteophytes. Normal anatomy is restored and active mobilisation can be started 10 days after operation. Good or fair results, with over 70 degrees of joint movement, were achieved in 88% of cases.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Excisional arthroplasty of the elbow.Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1979
- The surgical treatment of heterotopic ossification at the elbow following long-term coma.Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1979