Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5652578 | Injury | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Modular megaprosthesis is a reliable and effective reconstruction tool in large bone defects around the elbow joint. The complication rates are lower than seen in osteoarticular allografts and allograft-prosthesis composites while the functional outcome is equal. In palliative situations with metastatic disease involving the elbow, modular megaprosthesis enables rapid recovery and pain relief and preserves elbow function
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Authors
Rodolfo Capanna, Francesco Muratori, Francesco R. Campo, Antonio D'Arienzo, Filippo Frenos, Giovanni Beltrami, Guido Scoccianti, Pierluigi Cuomo, Andrea Piccioli, Daniel A. Müller,