Are you suffering from elbow pain due to Rheumatoid arthritis or joint inflammation or due to injury? Today, patients who are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis go ahead with an elbow replacement surgery.
Dr. PB Das is the best orthopedic doctor in Bhubaneswar available for treating elbow pain and elbow replacement in Bhubaneswar.
Causes of Elbow pain
Overuse of elbow joint is the main reason for elbow pain. Excessive use of the hand, wrist, or arm movements when playing sports, hobbies, or work responsibilities can also harm the elbow joint.
If the patient suffers from a broken arm, joint inflammation, dislocated elbow, golfer’s elbow, osteoarthritis, fractures, and post-traumatic arthritis, the patient requires elbow treatment.
Elbow Replacement Treatment
The treating orthopedic surgeon will replace the damaged parts of the elbow with an artificial joint. The surgeon makes an incision at the rear side of the elbow and accesses the upper arm bone, that is the humerus, and the forearm bone on the pinky finger side, i.e. the ulna.
These two bones are prepared for metal implants and held together by a bone cement and hinge pin. The two implants of the joint are joined with a metal and plastic hinge.
The metal implants are made of chrome-cobalt alloy or titanium and lined with polyethylene, while the bone cement is made from acrylic, i.e., polymethylmethacrylate.
The elbow replacement surgery can be partial as well as total. The elbow replacement surgery is done in approximately 2 hours while the patient will stay in the hospital for a couple of days. The repaired elbow will be bandaged and placed in a splint for stability.