Surgical management for primary osteoarthritis of the elbow

Primary osteoarthritis of the elbow.

Sixteen patients (14 male, two female; mean age 61, range 49-75 years) with elbow osteoarthritis (OA) unassociated with nodal or crystal related OA were studied. None had received obvious trauma. The dominant elbow was affected in 14, the other in 12 (mean symptom onset in these 26 elbows 53 years (range 31-63), mean symptom duration 7 year (range 1-20]. Joint fluids (six patients) were non-inf...

Current concepts review: Management of elbow osteoarthritis

Complex elbow instability: surgical management of elbow fracture dislocations

There are three main patterns of complex elbow instability: posterolateral (terrible triad), varus posteromedial (anteromedial coronoid fracture with lateral collateral ligament complex disruption), and trans-olecranon fracture dislocations.Radial head fractures, in the setting of complex elbow instability, often require internal fixation or arthroplasty; the outcome of radial head replacement ...

Surgical management of hip osteoarthritis.

disability and health care use among adults. The hip is the second most common large joint affected by osteoarthritis. Although research has advanced our knowledge of osteoarthritis, no therapies currently exist that halt progression of the disease. In many cases, the disease progresses to damage and destruction of the joint. Consequently, orthopedic surgery has a critical role in the managemen...

comparison of zoe and vitapex for canal treatment of necrotic primary teeth

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