Subluxation of the Palmar Radioulnar Ligament As a Cause of Blocked Forearm Supination: A Case of DRUJ Locking

Yuichiro Takahashi; Toshiyasu Nakamura; Kazuki Sato; Yoshiaki Toyama

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1333065

Journal of Wrist Surgery, Table of Contents

J Wrist Surg 2013; 02(01): 083-086
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1333065

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Subluxation of the Palmar Radioulnar Ligament As a Cause of Blocked Forearm Supination: A Case of DRUJ Locking

Yuichiro Takahashi

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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Toshiyasu Nakamura

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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Kazuki Sato

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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Yoshiaki Toyama

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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Abstract

We report a case of locking of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) due to interposition of a flap of the palmar radioulnar ligament (RUL) torn from the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC). We released the blockage by elevating the flap and partially resecting a portion of the triangular fibrocartilage (TFC) arthroscopically.

Keywords

locking - distal radioulnar joint - triangular fibrocartilage complex - pronation contracture - radioulnar ligament

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