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ArticleJournal of hand surgery global online2024

Polymethyl Methacrylate for Elbow Arthroplasty: Is There Another Way?

Sumail S Bhogal, Jennifer L D'Auria, Sebastian V Gehrmann, 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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sumail S BhogalDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Jennifer L D'AuriaHand and Upper Extremity Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Piittsburgh, PA.
Sebastian V GehrmannDepartment of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Katholisches Karl-Leisner Klinikum, Kleve, Germany.
Mark E BaratzDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Robert A KaufmannHand and Upper Extremity Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Piittsburgh, PA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymethyl methacrylate remains the only US Food and Drug Administration-approved method of total elbow arthroplasty fixation and exhibits high aseptic loosening rates that result in challenging revision surgeries and potential morbidity secondary to bone-cement implantation syndrome. In this policy paper, the authors aim to explore the historical background of polymethyl methacrylate and the complications that arise in association with its use. We will review arthroplasty trends in the elbow and lower extremities and the challenges with the US Food and Drug Administration-approval process.

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BiomechanicsElbow arthroplastyElbow traumaImplant scienceOutcomes after arthroplasty

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PMID38903837
PMCPMC11185885

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