title: Treatment of traumatic radioulnar synostosis by excision, with interposition of a posterior interosseous island forearm flap.
abstract: A 21-year-old man had proximal radioulnar synostosis 10 months after fracture of the proximal radius and the ulna. The bony bridge was excised and a direct posterior interosseous island flap was interposed as a biological barrier. One year after surgery, the range of forearm rotation was 65 degrees. There was no radiographic evidence of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himeji Red Cross Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosoya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011884:Radius / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D012399:Rotation; D013484:Supination; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013580:Synostosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014457:Ulna / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000150:complications*