Outcomes of total elbow arthroplasty in the treatment of distal humeral fractures in the elderly: a retrospective cohort comparison between primary arthroplasty and arthroplasty secondary to failed internal fixation.

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Date publication

août 2024

Journal

Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr GODET Julien

Tous les auteurs :
Palladino S, Baldairon F, Godet J, Clavert P

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38710364

Résumé

The primary objective of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of total elbow arthroplasty as the index procedure in the treatment of traumatic distal humerus fractures with those of secondary total elbow arthroplasty after failed internal fixation. The secondary objective was to compare the complication rates and the radiographic results in the 2 groups. Our hypothesis was that the clinical results of total elbow arthroplasty performed after failed internal fixation were comparable to those of primary total elbow arthroplasty in the treatment of distal humerus fractures in the elderly population.