Elbow Disease
Conditions
Keywords
arthroplasty
Brief summary
This study will be an observational study involving patients from Wrightington hospital who underwent implantation of a Latitude elbow prosthesis a minimum of 2 years ago.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
All patients who have undergone primary total elbow arthroplasty at Wrightington hospital between January 2014 and June 2018 with a Latitude total elbow prosthesis
Exclusion criteria
Patients who have undergone TEA with any elbow joint prosthesis other than the Latitude convertible total elbow joint prosthesis Patients whose TEA was not a primary procedure Patient not giving consent for inclusion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Implant survival at 2 years post-surgery using a Kaplan-Meier estimate. | survival after surgical intervention | standard statistical methods of Kaplan-Meier |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Shoulder Score | a single time point at 2 years or more after surgical intervention | The Oxford Elbow Score has 12 items (questions) with 5 response options each. Each item response is scored 0 to 4, with 0 representing greater severity. |
| ELBEX | a single time point at 2 years or more after surgical intervention | a pain section, which uses three 0-10 visual analogue scale scores to record the worst pain experienced from the elbow. also contains a function section, which lists 10 activities of daily living and asks the participant to rate the level of difficulty they experience with that activity using a series of 0-10 scales) |
| Quick DASH | a single time point at 2 years or more after surgical intervention | QuickDASH only contains 11 items. It is a questionnaire that measures an individual's ability to complete tasks, absorb forces, and severity of symptoms |
| ASES | a single time point at 2 years or more after surgical intervention | divided into three sections: pain, function and satisfaction. The first section contains visual analogical scales (from 0 no pain to 10 worst pain ever) for pain evaluation. The second section contains questions relating to the function of the upper limbs |
Countries
United Kingdom