The Stanmore total elbow replacement for rheumatoid arthritis.

The Stanmore total shoulder replacement.

Painful limitation of movement of the glenohumeral joint is most commonly the result of disorders of the pericapsular soft-tissues rather than the articular surfaces of the joint and treatment by operation is rarely required. There is nevertheless a small number of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis of the humerus or primary or post-traumatic arthritis of the gleno...

Total replacement arthroplasty of the elbow for rheumatoid arthritis.

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...

Total elbow replacement with the Souter-Strathclyde prosthesis in rheumatoid arthritis. Long-term follow-up.

We assessed the long-term results of 58 Souter-Strathclyde total elbow replacements in 49 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The mean length of follow-up was 9.5 years (0.7 to 16.7). The mean pre-operative Mayo Elbow Performance Score was 30 (15 to 80) and at final follow-up was 82 (60 to 95). A total of 13 elbows (22.4%) were revised, ten (17.2%) for aseptic loosening, one (1.7%) for instabil...

Total elbow replacement for the management of the ankylosed or fused elbow.

This study reports our experience with total elbow replacement for fused elbows. Between 1982 and 2004, 13 patients with spontaneously ankylosed elbows were treated with a linked semi-constrained non-custom total elbow implant. The mean age at operation was 54 years (24 to 80). The stiffness was a result of trauma in ten elbows, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in one, and rheumatoid arthritis in ...