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Cadaveric elbow allografts. A six-year experience.

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Urbaniak, JR; Black, KE
Published in: Clin Orthop Relat Res
1985

Transplantation of total elbow allografts has been employed as a salvage procedure in an attempt to provide patients with a useful, painless range of motion of the elbow. Patients who are candidates for this procedure include those with disabling elbow joint symptoms who refuse an arthrodesis or are not candidates for conventional total elbow replacement because of excessive bone loss or young age. Allografts must be subjected to rigid internal fixation. Rush rod fixation used early in this series was associated with a high incidence of nonunion. In this series, ten patients followed for one to six years were provided with a functional elbow. However, long-term results are still unknown. Although not recommended for routine use, this operation is viewed as a salvage procedure. The use of allografts in elbow reconstruction does not preclude subsequent reconstruction with another allograft or fusion. In patients with deficient bone stock, the allografts reestablish bone mass to permit an arthrodesis or reconstructive arthroplasty.

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Clin Orthop Relat Res

ISSN

0009-921X

Publication Date

1985

Issue

197

Start / End Page

131 / 140

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Orthopedics
  • Movement
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Joint Instability
  • Joint Diseases
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
 

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Urbaniak, J. R., & Black, K. E. (1985). Cadaveric elbow allografts. A six-year experience. Clin Orthop Relat Res, (197), 131–140.
Urbaniak, J. R., and K. E. Black. “Cadaveric elbow allografts. A six-year experience.Clin Orthop Relat Res, no. 197 (1985): 131–40.
Urbaniak JR, Black KE. Cadaveric elbow allografts. A six-year experience. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1985;(197):131–40.
Urbaniak, J. R., and K. E. Black. “Cadaveric elbow allografts. A six-year experience.Clin Orthop Relat Res, no. 197, 1985, pp. 131–40.
Urbaniak JR, Black KE. Cadaveric elbow allografts. A six-year experience. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1985;(197):131–140.
Journal cover image

Published In

Clin Orthop Relat Res

ISSN

0009-921X

Publication Date

1985

Issue

197

Start / End Page

131 / 140

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Orthopedics
  • Movement
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Joint Instability
  • Joint Diseases
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies