Management of Bone Defects Around the Elbow

Medical University of Vienna50 enrolled

Overview

Background: Bone defects of the distal humerus require complex reconstructions, for which standard prostheses may be insufficient. The researchers therefore investigated the clinical and radiological outcome of elbow reconstructions by megaprostheses.

Type of prosthesis: STRYKER Humerus-HMRS

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Tumor Fracture Cancer

Interventions

HMRSPROCEDURE

Modular prosthetic replacement of the humerus and elbow.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * HMRS of the elbow, distal humerus or total humerus Exclusion Criteria: * Unwillingness to participate

Locations (1)

Medical University of Vienna Department of Orthopaedics

Vienna, Austria

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient Survival

Time frame: 20 Years

Secondary Outcomes

Prosthetic Survival

Time frame: 20 Years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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