Total Replacement Arthroplasty of the Elbow Joint for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Two Cases

Total replacement arthroplasty of the elbow for rheumatoid arthritis.

Total elbow arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is a recognized procedure for the treatment of the painful arthritic elbow, the choice of implant is still obscure. We evaluated the survival of different TEA designs and factors associated with survival using data from a nationwide arthroplasty register. METHODS 1,457 primary TEAs for rheumatoid elbow destruction were performed d...

The Stanmore total elbow replacement for rheumatoid arthritis.

Between 1970 and 1982, 50 total elbow replacements were carried out for rheumatoid arthritis using the Stanmore prosthesis. A long-term follow-up of the 44 elbows available for review is presented. Thirty-four of these (77%) had good results, five were fair, and five were poor. The complications and limitations are discussed.

Mid-term outcome of total elbow replacement for rheumatoid arthritis.

PURPOSE To review the outcome of total elbow replacement (TER) in 21 patients after a mean of 64 months. METHODS Records of 12 women and 9 men aged 32 to 78 (mean, 59.1) years who underwent 22 TERs for rheumatoid arthritis by a single surgeon were reviewed. Functional outcome was assessed using the disability of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire. The range of movement and Kaplan...

Semi-constrained total elbow arthroplasty for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis of the elbow.

INTRODUCTION We retrospectively reviewed the results of total elbow arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of the elbow followed for a minimum of two years. METHODS Between September 1999 and March 2001, seven patients with rheumatoid arthritis of the elbow were treated with total elbow arthroplasty using the semi-constrained Coonrad-Morrey elbow replacement prostheses. One patien...