Mackay I, FitzGerald B, Miller J H
Acta Orthop Scand. 1982 Feb;53(1):63-6. doi: 10.3109/17453678208992180.
This paper reports our experience of using the Silastic radial head prosthesis in 18 elbow joints affected by rheumatoid arthritis. There was a varying degree of severity of involvement in 15 of the elbows, and in a further 3 cases replacement was carried out at an early stage of the disease. The 3 cases in whom early replacement was carried out had the best results at follow-up and 11 of the remaining 15 were considered to have a satisfactory overall result. The major benefit of operation has been the relief of pain, even in the late cases, whilst preserving stability of the elbow in all but 3 cases.
本文报告了我们使用硅橡胶桡骨头假体治疗18例类风湿性关节炎累及肘关节的经验。15例肘关节受累程度不同，另有3例在疾病早期进行了置换。早期进行置换的3例患者随访结果最佳，其余15例中有11例总体结果令人满意。手术的主要益处是缓解了疼痛，即使是晚期病例，除3例外，其余均保持了肘关节的稳定性。
