Functional Outcome of Semiconstrained Total Elbow Arthroplasty*

Abstract

Patients who had a total elbow arthroplasty with use of a semiconstrained Coonrad-Morrey prosthesis were generally satisfied; the mean level of patient satisfaction was 9.2 of a possible 10 points for those who had inflammatory arthritis and 8.6 points for those who had a fracture or posttraumatic condition. The rates of complications involving the ulnar nerve, intraoperative fracture, triceps disruption, deep infection, and periprosthetic radiolucency are of concern.