Stabilization of the distal ulna by transfer of the pronator quadratus origin.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Surgical and nonsurgical treatment of distal radioulnar joint instability has characteristically been unsatisfactory. This present paper presents a surgical method involving the removal and transfer of the origin of the pronator quadratus to a more dorsal position, which effectively gives a dynamic stabilization to the joint. Temporary internal immobilization is performed with a transverse Kirschner wire that is removed at four weeks, and graded physical therapy is started at that time.
Medical subject headings
- Joint Instability
- Muscles
- Wrist Joint
Anatomy
- ulna
- wrist