ABSTRACT
Elbow arthrodesis can be used for complex elbow injuries that are complicated or fail other conventional treatment methods. We present a case report of an anterior ulnohumeral compressive plate elbow arthrodesis for a patient with a complex elbow injury from a gunshot wound that failed initial open reduction and internal fixation and posterior ulnohumeral arthrodesis secondary to numerous complications.
Subject(s)
Arthrodesis/instrumentation , Bone Plates , Elbow Joint/surgery , Adult , Fracture Fixation, Internal , Humans , Humeral Fractures/surgery , Male , Osteomyelitis/etiology , Postoperative Complications , Reoperation , Treatment Failure , Ulna Fractures/surgery , Wounds, Gunshot/surgery , Elbow InjuriesABSTRACT
A retrospective study evaluated 75 total hip arthroplasties performed over a 4-year period using 4 different cement restrictors. A harvested bone restrictor, polyethylene restrictor (Smith & Nephew, Richards Inc, Memphis, Tenn), Biostop G (Depuy Orthopaedics, Warsaw, Ind), and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) (Wright Medical Technology, Arlington, Tex) were compared for the percentage of failures, the average length of the cement mantle, and the width of the femoral canal compared to the cement grade. Patient age, sex, and cement type were also evaluated for their influence on cement grade. The PMMA restrictor and bone performed better than the Richards plug and Biostop G restrictor.
