title: Salvage procedures after failed surgery about the distal ulna.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mih
mesh_terms: 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*