Prkić A, van Bergen CJ, The B, Eygendaal D. Total elbow arthroplasty is moving forward: Review on past, present and future. World J Orthop 2016; 7(1): 44-49 [PMID: 26807355 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i1.44]
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Ante Prkić, BSc, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amphia Hospital, PO Box 90158, 4800 RK Breda, The Netherlands. aprkic@live.nl
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Orthopedics
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World J Orthop. Jan 18, 2016; 7(1): 44-49 Published online Jan 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i1.44
Total elbow arthroplasty is moving forward: Review on past, present and future
Ante Prkić, Christiaan JA van Bergen, Bertram The, Denise Eygendaal
Ante Prkić, Christiaan JA van Bergen, Bertram The, Denise Eygendaal, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amphia Hospital, 4800 RK Breda, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Prkić A had written the main part of the article; van Bergen CJA had aided in writing; The B and Eygendaal D had proof-read the article multiple times and have aided in writing.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest associated with any of the senior author or other coauthors contributed their efforts in this manuscript.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Ante Prkić, BSc, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amphia Hospital, PO Box 90158, 4800 RK Breda, The Netherlands. aprkic@live.nl
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Received: May 27, 2015 Peer-review started: May 30, 2015 First decision: August 4, 2015 Revised: October 13, 2015 Accepted: November 3, 2015 Article in press: November 4, 2015 Published online: January 18, 2016
Abstract
The elbow joint is a complex joint, which, when impaired in function, leads to severe disability. In some cases however, an arthroplasty might be an appropriate treatment. In the past four decades, large steps have been taken to optimize this treatment in order to achieve better post-operative outcomes. To understand these progresses and to discover aspects for upcoming improvements, we present a review on the past developments, the present state of affairs and future developments which may improve patient care further.
Core tip: Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is a relatively uncommon surgical procedure, performed in selected cases of incapacitating elbow diseases. In the past four decades, TEA has evolved from an experimental procedure to a reliable option, which is still more frequently performed. We believe it is necessary to understand the history of the development of TEA in order to accomplish further improvements. In this review we focus on the evolution of the elbow arthroplasty, from a historic overview, up to the present and address issues that could improve the clinical outcome in today’s practice.
