title: Congenital absence of the radius.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*