Acute Essex-Lopresti Syndrome: About a Case of Brachioradialis Tendon Transfer

Abstract

Background The classic treatment for acute Essex-Lopresti syndrome is closed reduction percutaneous pinning (CRPP) of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ). This work aimed to verify whether it was possible to add a transfer of the brachioradialis tendon to the pinning.

Case Description The patient was a 39-year-old right-handed man, climbing instructor, who sustained the Mason II fracture and disjunction of the DRUJ. A transfer of the brachioradialis tendon severed from its muscle attach that was made through a bone tunnel passing through the radius and the neck of the ulna. The clinical and radiological result at the 6-month follow-up was satisfactory.

Literature Review and Clinical Relevance Our results in a single case showed that the brachioradialis tendon transfer was useful in acute Essex-Lopresti syndrome.

Keywords

brachioradialis - distal radioulnar joint - Essex-Lopresti syndrome - Mason's fracture - tendon transfer

Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 25. Januar 2021

Angenommen: 29. März 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
14. Mai 2021

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