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Acta médica Grupo Ángeles
Print version ISSN 1870-7203
Abstract
ANDRADE AGUILAR, Carlos Iván; TURRUBIATES LUCERO, Edgar and DOMINGUEZ GASCA, Luis Gerardo. Total elbow arthroplasty in a septuagenarian female. Acta méd. Grupo Ángeles [online]. 2021, vol.19, n.2, pp.285-288. Epub Nov 23, 2021. ISSN 1870-7203. https://doi.org/10.35366/100457.
Introduction:
During the last four decades, total elbow arthroplasty has become a viable option for those cases with severe elbow injuries, regardless of their etiology.
Clinical case:
77-year-old female, with a history of three previous surgeries of that joint in the last two years, due to instability caused by fracture of the distal humerus, suffering a new fall that caused a fractured dislocation of the elbow, for which this type of arthroplasty was performed, improving joint stability and function.
Conclusions:
Total arthroplasty of this joint is an option in cases of non-reconstructible elbow, that provides significant improvement in function, but which has a high rate of complications.
Keywords : Elbow arthroplasty; elbow function.