Radial Head Arthroplasty A Clinical and Radiological Comparison of Monopolar and Bipolar Radial Head Arthroplasty

Sundsvall Hospital27 enrolled

Overview

Fractures of the radial head are among the most common fractures in the elbow and represent one-third of all elbow fractures.This retrospective cohort study was performed between 2004 and 2014 at Sundsvall and Umeå University hospital, Sweden. All patients who were operated on between 2004 and 2014 with a radial head arthroplasty for an acute or sequelae due to a caput radii fracture.The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical or radiological differences between patients treated with a unipolar or bipolar radial head arthroplasty.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Radial Head Fracture Elbow Fracture Arthroplasty Complications

Interventions

Type of radial head arthroplastyPROCEDURE

Patiens are either treated with a unipolar or a bipolar radial head arthroplasty. At Sundsvall hospital all patients were treated with a unipolar and at Umeå university hospital all patients were treated with a bipolar arthroplasty.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients treated with a radial head arthroplasty during the study period. Exclusion Criteria: * None

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

QuickDASH

Patients reported outcome measure. An abbreviated version of the Disabilities the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire. Higher score indicate a greater level of disability, lower scores indicate a lower level of disability. The score ranges from 0 (no disability) to 100 (most severe disability).