Management of Bone Defects Around the Elbow

Modular Prosthetic Reconstruction of Major Bone Defects of the Distal Humerus.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00873145

Enrollment

Registered

2009-04-01

Start date

2008-12-31

Completion date

2010-01-31

Last updated

2015-04-15

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Conditions

Cancer, Fracture, Tumor

Keywords

Survival, Function, Infection, Revision, Loosening

Brief summary

Background: Bone defects of the distal humerus require complex reconstructions, for which standard prostheses may be insufficient. The researchers therefore investigated the clinical and radiological outcome of elbow reconstructions by megaprostheses.

Detailed description

Type of prosthesis: STRYKER Humerus-HMRS

Interventions

PROCEDUREHMRS

Modular prosthetic replacement of the humerus and elbow.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* HMRS of the elbow, distal humerus or total humerus

Exclusion criteria

* Unwillingness to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patient Survival	20 Years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Prosthetic Survival	20 Years

Countries

Austria

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026