Sauvé-Kapandji procedure for disorders of the distal radioulnar joint: a simplified technique.
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Abstract
A simplified technique of the Sauvé-Kapandji (SK) procedure for disorders of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) is described. The DRUJ is transfixed by a screw but is not formally exposed and fused, the periosteum of the distal ulna is not excised, and the pronator quadratus is not advanced into the pseudarthrosis. Stability of the ulna shaft is obtained by suturing the sheath of the extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) and periosteum as a single layer firmly over the ulnar stump and pseudarthrosis. The operating time averages 20 minutes. Review of 28 wrists demonstrated relief of pain in 27; 80 degrees or greater of pronation and supination in 19 and 20, respectively; fusion of the DRUJ in 18; and ulnar carpal shift in 3. The main complications were related to screw placement and length and prominence of the ECU tendon. The simplified SK procedure reliably relieves pain and restores movement at the DRUJ.
Medical subject headings
- Arthralgia
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Wrist Joint
Anatomy
- ulna
- radius/ulna
- wrist