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Case Reports: Ipsilateral Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty Using Custom Interlocking Prostheses

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Ipsilateral shoulder and elbow arthritis is not an uncommon problem seen in patients of upper extremity surgeons. If arthroplasty is required in both joints, there is a significant risk of periprosthetic fracture resulting from the stress riser occurring between the implants. We report the placement of custom interlocking shoulder and elbow prostheses in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The elbow prosthesis with an uncemented humeral component was placed followed 18 months later by a custom-designed shoulder prosthesis. An internal strut between the two prostheses was created. Seven years postoperatively, the patient was asymptomatic with no radiographic signs of impending failure.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia, 2nd floor, Unit 2C, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2B5

    Mark O. McConkey MD, Abdullah M. Baslaim MD, FRCS & William D. Regan MD, FRCS

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McConkey, M.O., Baslaim, A.M. & Regan, W.D. Case Reports: Ipsilateral Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty Using Custom Interlocking Prostheses. Clin Orthop Relat Res 466, 2548–2551 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-008-0376-3

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