title: The evolution of the distal radio-ulnar joint.
abstract: The pectoral girdle and the distal radio-ulnar joint have evolved over a period of 400 million years. Clinical circumstances exist that may represent atavistic development in modern man. Current understanding of this complex area does not explain all clinical situations.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Hand Service, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Jebson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D015186:Hominidae; D006801:Humans; D014457:Ulna / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology