Naslov
Elbow arthrodesis after war injuries

Autori
Bilić, Ranko ; Kolundžić, Robert ; Bićanić, Goran ; Koržinek, Krešimir

Izvornik
Military medicine (0026-4075) 170 (2005), 2; 164-166

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
elbow ; arthrodesis ; war injuries

Sažetak
Arthrodesis is a surgical procedure that results in fusion of the joint and bony ankylosis. With this operation, we can achieve satisfactory function of the limb in cases in which options for different treatments no longer exist. Severe joint destruction, joint infections, and nonunions, as well as complex war injuries (with large bone and soft tissue defects), are indications for arthrodesis. The elbow is the most susceptible joint of the upper limb to war injury. Between 1992 and 1995, we performed elbow arthrodesis for nine patients in our department after war injuries. As analysis of our results shows, elbow arthrodesis, although a rarely performed surgical procedure, is the best treatment for patients with complex war injuries of the elbow. For arthrodesis, we used external fixation in combination with internal fixation (cancellous bone screw) and additional autologous cancellous bone grafts.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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