An Official Journal of Polish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ISSN:1897-2276
e-ISSN: 2449-9145
Tam Anh Hospital, Vietnam
 Case Reports 
                                            Total Elbow Replacement For Post-Traumatic Loss Of Elbow Movement -A Case Series 
                                            Author(s):
                      Trung Dung Tran*, Quyet Tran, Khoa Nguyen Phan, Trung Hieu Pham, Tu Nam Vu, Tran Quang Sang Nguyen, Huu Manh Nguyen, Sy Quyen Nang Vo and Duc Thanh Tran                      
                                            
                      
                      This research summarized 7 clinical cases of total elbow replacement in 2 male and 5 female patients treated for   posttraumatic elbow immobility. Preoperative Mayo elbow performance score was poor with 49 points. The mean   age was 37.2 and the mean postoperative observation time was 9 months. After surgery, mean elbow flexion and   extension arc gained 110 and 2 degrees respectively, mean elbow range of motion arc was 108 degrees, active   forearm pronation and supination arc was 74 degrees and 63 degrees respectively. Mayo elbow performance   score was excellent with 94 points. All 7 patients were completely satisfied with the results. Many other reports   about elbow replacement treating for posttraumatic restricted elbow movement showed positive results with   improvement of elbow range of motion in various degrees. In Vietnam, elbow joint replacement is still a new   treatment m.. Read More»
                                            
                      10.37532/1897-2276.2021.16(1).24                    
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