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Clinical and radiological results of GSB III total elbow arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Modern Rheumatology, 08/29/2011
Clinical Article
Ishii K et al. – The clinical results of TEA using the GSB III prosthesis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis were found to be satisfactory. YHERE
Methods- Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) with the GSB III prosthesis was performed in 32 patients (36 elbows) with rheumatoid arthritis between 2001 and 2009
- At final follow-up, 31 patients (35 TEAs) were available for clinical and radiological evaluation
- Mean follow-up period was 6.3 (2.0–10.3) years, with minimum follow-up of 2 years
- Mean Mayo elbow performance score significantly improved from 48 points preoperatively to 83 points at final follow-up
- Radiographic loosening rate 14.3% for humeral components and 5.7% for ulnar components
- 4 cases of intraoperative fracture and 1 case of humeral shaft fracture at 4 months after surgery
- Rates for loosening and fracture were relatively low when compared with those in other studies of linked TEA
- 2 cases of ulnar nerve palsy, but no deep infection or triceps disruption