Silastic replacement of the head of the radius in trauma.

Abstract

Eighteen patients with marginal depressed or comminuted fractures of the head of the radius, nine of whom had an associated posterior dislocation of the elbow, had a Silastic replacement carried out shortly after injury. After an average follow-up of twenty-six months satisfactory clinical results were observed in seventeen cases; three prostheses broke. The prosthesis has been particularly effective in the group with an associated posterior dislocation of the elbow.

• Authors: I Mackay, B Fitzgerald, J H Miller
• Journal: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume (J Bone Joint Surg Br) Vol. 61-B Issue 4 Pg. 494-7 (Nov 1979) ISSN: 0301-620X [Print] England
• PMID: 500763 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Silicone Elastomers

Topics

• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Joint Prosthesis
• Male
• Radiography
• Radius Fractures (classification, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Silicone Elastomers
• Surveys and Questionnaires