Complications after radial head arthroplasty: a comparison between short-stemmed bipolar and monopolar long-stemmed osteointegrative rigidly fixed prostheses.
Yves GramlichEva-Lorine KrauschAlexander KlugJohannes BuckupKay Schmidt-HorlohéReinhard HoffmannPublished in: International orthopaedics (2018)
Complex radial head fractures are frequent and difficult to treat. The monopolar long-stemmed prosthesis showed significantly lower rates of painful loosening and explanation rates than the bipolar short-stemmed prosthesis.