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ArticleJournal of hand surgery global online2024

Elbow Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty: Surgical Technique.

Colin H Beckwitt, Emerald D Robertson, Ja Hea Gu, Maria M Munsch, Mark E Baratz, Robert A Kaufmann

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Article in Journal of hand surgery global online, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Reproducing Valgus Angle in Uncemented Humeral Hemiarthroplasty.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Colin H BeckwittDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Emerald D RobertsonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Ja Hea GuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Maria M MunschDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Mark E BaratzDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Robert A KaufmannDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Management of elbow arthritis in younger and higher demand patients is challenging and may benefit from a distal humerus hemiarthroplasty that employs a noncemented method of implant fixation and stabilizes the elbow through ligament reconstruction. By not replacing both articulating surfaces, hardware longevity may be improved. We describe a novel system that may be indicated for the treatment of posttraumatic or primary osteoarthritis of the distal humerus. The step-by-step technique for surgical implantation of this uncemented distal humerus hemiarthroplasty is described and illustrated.

Indexed as

Elbow arthritisElbow hemiarthroplastyElbow stabilityLigament reconstructionSurgical technique

Identifiers

PMID38313617
PMCPMC10837189
OpenAlexW4385738792

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