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Proximal radio-ulnar synostosis treated by interpositional silicone arthroplasty. A case report.

Abstract
A case of post-traumatic proximal radio-ulnar synostosis in a young adult is described. Treatment was by excision of 1 cm of the shaft just below the synostosis and interposition of a radial head silicone implant. The functional result was excellent after 10 years.
AuthorsI R Proubasta, A Lluch
JournalInternational orthopaedics (Int Orthop) Vol. 19 Issue 4 Pg. 242-4 ( 1995) ISSN: 0341-2695 [Print] Germany
PMID8557422 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Silicones
Topics
  • Adult
  • Arthroplasty (methods)
  • Fracture Fixation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Radiography
  • Radius Fractures (complications, therapy)
  • Silicones
  • Synostosis (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
  • Ulna Fractures (complications, therapy)

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