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Plain radiographs of the elbow at the time of presentation revealed an elbow arthrodesis at 90 degrees with retained hardware and a minimally displaced transverse proximal ulnar shaft fracture.
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Radiographs of the forearm and the elbow revealed an elbow arthrodesis at 90 degrees with retained hardware and a minimally displaced proximal ulnar shaft fracture (Figure 1).
Intraoperative photographs of the fusion mass after radial head resection, prior to wedge osteotomy.
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A wedge osteotomy of the arthrodesis site was then performed and the fusion taken down (Figure 2).
Plain radiograph taken at the patient's 4.5-month appointment reveals a healed ulna nonunion and a stable total elbow prosthesis without signs of loosening.
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Radiographs showed a healed ulna nonunion and a stable total elbow prosthesis without signs of loosening (Figure 3).