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We evaluated 24 radial head arthroplasties in 24 consecutive patients with complex elbow fracture dislocation. All patients were treated with a single type of modular monopolar prosthesis containing smooth stem in press-fit implantation. Clinical survey using the Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS), self-reported scales of shortened Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (QuickDASH) and the visual analog scale (VAS) at more than 10-year follow-up were reported and compared to 2-year outcomes. Periprosthetic osteolysis was measured in the 10 zones of prosthesis-cortical interface with a modified radiolucency score, which was calibrated by each prosthesis size. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to detect the association between periprosthetic radiolucency and clinical assessment. At the final follow-up, MEPS, QuickDASH score and VAS score averaged 82.5 \u00b1 15, 14.1 \u00b1 14.3 and 1.6 \u00b1 1.2 respectively. A decline in functional status was noted, with decreased mean MEPS and increased mean QuickDASH and VAS scores as compared to the 2-year results while the difference was insignificant. Periprosthetic osteolysis was more prevalent around stem tip of zone 3 and zone 8. The final and 2-year radiolucency scores averaged 7.4 \u00b1 4.2 and 2.6 \u00b1 2.3 respectively with significant difference. Pearson correlation analysis indicated that the difference between radiolucency scores and clinical outcomes in MEPS\/QuickDASH\/VAS was \u22120.836, 0.517 and 0.464. Progression of periprosthetic osteolysis after postoperative 10 years is more prevalent around the stem tip with moderate to high correlation to clinical outcomes. Sustained follow-up is warranted to justify subsequent surgery for revision or implant removal.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm10163488","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,8]],"date-time":"2021-08-08T21:49:41Z","timestamp":1628459381000},"page":"3488","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Long-Term Outcomes of Radial Head Arthroplasty in Complex Elbow Fracture Dislocation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0111-490X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alvin Chao-Yu","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Bone and Joint Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"You-Hung","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bone and Joint Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9415-5115","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chih-Hao","family":"Chiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bone and Joint Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chun-Ying","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bone and Joint Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi-Sheng","family":"Chan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bone and Joint Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"568","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2013.09.032","article-title":"Complex instability of the elbow","volume":"48","author":"Tarassoli","year":"2017","journal-title":"Injury"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S75","DOI":"10.1016\/j.otsr.2018.05.016","article-title":"Prevention and management of early treatment failures in elbow injuries","volume":"105","author":"Duparc","year":"2019","journal-title":"Orthop. 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