Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Five fractures of the capitellum were fixed with a Herbert screw. Three patients had a type 1 fracture and two patients had a type 2 fracture. ⋯ In one patient the fragment was fixed from the joint line. The fragment underwent avascular necrosis with poor clinical result.
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Synovectomy of the elbow was performed on 54 patients (70 elbows) with rheumatoid arthritis. The mean follow-up time was 7.5 years (range 1.5-22 years). Clinical evaluation showed marked relief of pain in 28 elbows (40%). ⋯ The mean carrying angle was 10 degrees in valgus. Measurement of strength in flexion and extension showed a reduction of approximately 50% compared to age-matched healthy controls. Reoperations were performed in 10 elbows (14%); the interval between the primary synovectomy and second operation in these cases averaged 8 years.