Development of a novel total elbow arthroplasty design based on new insight into the anatomy and biomechanics of the elbow Ghent University
Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Product Design, Department of Human Structure and Repair
The elbow consists out of 3 joints and its movement is characterized by complex kinematics. Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) has been introduced in the previous century for treating a destructed joint, and the amount of TEA quadrupled since 2000 in Belgium. But in contrast to the survival rate of other joint arthroplasties, the survival rate of TEA is still low. During my dissertation, I found an anatomical variation of the bony anatomy that is ...