Plastic deformation of the forearm in an adult: treatment with multiple osteotomies.
Plastic deformation of the forearm is a rare and frequently missed injury in adults that can result in significant loss of forearm rotation. We report on a skeletally mature 19-year-old man with traumatic plastic deformation of the radius and ulna resulting in complete loss of forearm pronation. The patient was treated with multiple-level osteotomies of the radius and ulna 7 months postinjury. The patient had full forearm pronation at 4 months followup.
Lefaivre
Kelly A
KA
Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. kellylefaivre@telus.net
Slobogean
Gerard
G
O'Brien
Peter J
PJ
D000328:Adult; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012399:Rotation; D014457:Ulna / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries