Stabilisation of the distal radio-ulnar joint with a double-breasted slip of the extensor retinaculum

We describe a method for stabilising the distal radioulnar joint using a double breasted slip of extensor retinaculum. This is a retrospective series of 30 patients with a painful wrist secondary to instability of the distal radioulnar joint. The results were assessed by a modified Mayo Score. The m...

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Published inJournal of bone and joint surgery. British volume Vol. 90; no. 2; pp. 200 - 202
Main Authors GUPTA, R. K, SINGH, H, SANDHU, V. P. S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 01.02.2008
British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
EditionBritish volume
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Medical sciences
Orthopedic surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Breast
Orthopedic surgery
Treatment
Mammary gland
Radioulnar joint
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Summary:We describe a method for stabilising the distal radioulnar joint using a double breasted slip of extensor retinaculum. This is a retrospective series of 30 patients with a painful wrist secondary to instability of the distal radioulnar joint. The results were assessed by a modified Mayo Score. The mean follow-up was for 38.1 months (13 months to 8 years). Twelve patients had excellent, 16 good and 2 fair outcomes. One patient had experienced temporary numbness in the distribution of the dorsal branch of the ulnar nerve. The modified Mayo wrist score increased from a pre-operative mean of 23.89 (10 to 50) to a final mean of 94.4 (85 to 100). Stabilisation of the distal radioulnar joint by the method of using a double breasted slip of the extensor retinaculum gives satisfactory results. The procedure is simple and reproducible.
ISSN:0301-620X
2049-4394
2044-5377
2049-4408
DOI:10.1302/0301-620X.90B2.19468