Congenital absence of the radius.
We review the experience in treating congenital absence of the radius at Shriners Hospital in Shreveport. The prognosis for hand function in patients treated nonoperatively is poor to fair, while a minority of patients have good function after operative treatment.
D000293:Adolescent; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000002:abnormalities*