An iatrogenic proximal radioulnar synostosis: a case report and review of literature.

Abstract

The most common cause of proximal radioulnar synostosis in adults is traumatic, usually after forearm fractures. Disabling complications are mainly loss of rotatory movements of the forearm. Various surgical procedures have been described in the literature to end up in forearm synostosis as a complication. We here presented a rare case of proximal forearm synostosis following a common but improper surgical technique for an olecranon fracture complicated by implant infection. The synostosis was treated by resection and fascia lata interposition graft.

• Authors: Varun Kumar Singh, Gauresh Shantaram Vargaonkar
• Journal: Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi (Chin J Traumatol) Vol. 17 Issue 6 Pg. 370-2 ( 2014) ISSN: 1008-1275 [Print] China
• PMID: 25471438 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Adult
• Humans
• Iatrogenic Disease
• Radius
• Synostosis (etiology, surgery)