title: Proximal radio-ulnar synostosis treated by interpositional silicone arthroplasty. A case report.
abstract: A case of post-traumatic proximal radio-ulnar synostosis in a young adult is described. Treatment was by excision of 1 cm of the shaft just below the synostosis and interposition of a radial head silicone implant. The functional result was excellent after 10 years.
authors.affiliation: Servico de Cirurgia Orthopéddica y Traumatologia, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Proubasta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lluch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012828:Silicones; D013580:Synostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones