Stabilisation of distal ulna after excessive Darrach's procedure.
A patient is presented in whom painful instability persisted more than a year after the resection of 1 1/2 inches of the distal ulna, for a painfully subluxed distal radio-ulnar joint. The palmaris longus tendon was detached distally, passed through a drill hole in the distal radius and then wrapped and stitched, as a sling, around the distal ulna stump. Two years later the patient's symptoms were relieved.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery; D014457:Ulna / Q000601:surgery*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery*