Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages e9-e12 , May 2009

Surgical management of a periprosthetic fracture between a total elbow and total shoulder prostheses: A case report

  • Eben A. Carroll, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Eben A Carroll, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157.
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  • Dean G. Lorich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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  • David L. Helfet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, and Director, Orthopaedic Trauma Service, the Hospital for Special Surgery and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

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PII: S1058-2746(08)00621-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.10.003

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages e9-e12 , May 2009

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