[Traumatic isolated palmar dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint. Apropos of a case].
OBJECTIVE
The authors report a rare case of an isolated palmar dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint (DRU). Diagnosis was easily established in emergency even though this lesion is usually unknown in 50 per cent of cases, according to literature.


METHODS
A surgical approach was necessary because of irreducibility of the lesion: ulna and radius were hitched with no other anatomical interposition. Treatment succeeded and the functional result was good with only 25 degrees of loss of pronation. This suggests a commentary on DRU joint physiology, on the mechanism of dislocation, and on the methods of treatment.
Ridoux
P E
PE
Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, Traumatologique et Plastique, C.H.U., Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon.
Brientini
J M
JM
Garbuio
P
P
Tropet
Y
Y
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