Congenital radio-humeral synostosis. A case report.
In a 7-month-old male infant with congenital radiohumeral synostosis and associated absent first metacarpal, floating thumb, and hypoplasia of the humerus, the synostosis was resected. Elbow motion was obtained and one year postoperatively there was no recurrence of the synostosis.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011884:Radius / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013580:Synostosis / Q000601:surgery*