A new injury of the distal radio-ulnar joint.
A case of locked hypersupination of the distal radio-ulnar joint is described in which the ulnar displacement was purely rotational rather than volar. The mechanism of injury is discussed in the light of cadaveric dissections which reproduced the injury.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014457:Ulna / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology