[Early failure of total elbow allograft due to instability]
(2004) Revue de Chirurgie Orthopedique et Reparatrice de l’Appareil Moteur — Vol. 90, n° 4, p. 360-364 (2004)
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- Total elbow allografts were implanted for the treatment of trauma-induced bone defects in three patients between 1986 and 1990. Six allografts were implanted and finally explanted. The longest follow-up for an implanted allograft was five years. Allografts had to be removed because of nonunion in one patient and gross instability in the others. A constrained elbow prosthesis was implanted in all three patients. This short series illustrates mid-term failure to be expected with total elbow allografts, mainly due to instability. Accordingly, we no longer recommend the use of total elbow allografts alone as a salvage procedure for bony defects. If an allograft is needed, it should be implanted with a prosthesis.
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Delloye, C., Cornu, O., Dubuc, J.-E., Barbier, O., & Vincent, A. (2004). [Early failure of total elbow allograft due to instability]. Revue de Chirurgie Orthopedique et Reparatrice de l’Appareil Moteur, 90(4), 360-364. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/136181 (Original work published 2004)