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2014年8月7日—InstabilityoftheElbowTreatedwithSemiconstrainedTotalElbowArthroplasty.From:Ramsey,Adams,andMorreyU.ofPennsylvania ...

Instability of the Elbow Treated with Semiconstrained Total[1] Elbow Arthroplasty From: Ramsey, Adams, and Morrey U. of Pennsylvania Presented By: Adam Morse, D.O.

Introduction[2] • The elbow is a ginglimus joint which serves as a fulcrum of the upper extremity • It allows the hand to be positioned in space • Loss of the normal elbow function can result in a functionally useless extremity, as in a flail elbow • Gross instability of the elbow is a challenging clinical situation

Elbow Instability: Etiology[3] • Causes of Gross instability include • nonunion of supracondylar/intracondylar fractures • nonunion of epicondylar avulsion injury • Severe rheumatoid destruction of the elbow • Loss of bone following trauma, infection or excision • Reconstruction with allograf...