Salvage procedures after failed surgery about the distal ulna.
This article discusses four types of salvage procedures that may offer a successful means of treating patients after failed distal ulnar surgery. The procedures include distal radio-ulnar joint fusion, the Sauvé-Kapandji procedure, creation of a one-bone forearm, and massive resection of the distal ulna.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
D001174:Arthrodesis; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014457:Ulna / Q000601:surgery*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery*