Salvage revision arthroplasty after failed TMC joint prosthesis.

The purpose of this retrospective study was to describe our experience with failed TMC joint prostheses and to report the results of 7 cases that were treated by a salvage revision arthroplasty. We only performed this salvage arthroplasty when partial (cup replacement) or total replacement of TMC prosthesis was not possible. We performed a resection arthroplasty with (partial) trapezial excision and spacer insertion to prevent scaphometacarpal collaps.

Solitary plasmocytoma of the distal humerus.

A patient presented with chronic shoulder pain from a rare plasmocytoma in the distal humerus that resolved following a pathologic fracture. Staged reconstruction of the elbow after resection of the tumor in the distal humerus resulted in resolution of the patient's elbow and shoulder symptoms.