ReviewJSES reviews, reports, and techniques2023
The comparative performance of radial head prostheses in patients younger than and older than 50 years: a systematic review.
Review in JSES reviews, reports, and techniques, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Uncementing the status quo: systematic review of a loose-fit, polished stem radial head prosthesis shows stable clinical results in complex elbow injuries with a concomitant radial head fracture.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Rise in radial head arthroplasty utilization in young patients: an analysis of the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample.JSES international · 2026Article
- Age Considerations in Four-Corner Arthrodesis and Proximal Row Carpectomy: A Review.Journal of wrist surgery · 2025Article
- The supinator approach to the lateral elbow: a technique description and literature review.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2024Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Background: Patient age may play a role in the surgeon's decision between radial head arthroplasty (RHA) and open reduction internal fixation in radial head fracture treatment. Though large sample reports have detailed outcomes of radial head replacement for a mean age younger than 50 years, the age ranges are widely distributed Methods: PubMed was queried for articles which delineated individual patient data for age, surgical treatment, and appropriate outcome metrics. Articles were grouped based on patient age of under 50 and over 50 years and within those age groups, based on the arthroplasty being performed as a primary or as a secondary procedure. Results: There were no significant differences between the under 50 and the over 50 groups for Mayo Elbow Performance Score ( Discussion: At a mean follow-up of 48 months, RHA in patients under the age of 50 years had satisfactory outcomes which were comparable to outcomes in patients over the age of 50 years. Across both age groups, arthroplasty performed as a primary procedure demonstrated superior outcomes compared to arthroplasty performed as a secondary procedure. Our findings provide guidance to surgeons who face a multifaceted decision when encountering younger adult patients with radial head fracture patterns that may not be amenable to fixation. Awareness of the age-specific performance of radial head implants is an important component of the decision for surgical treatment.
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