Further observations regarding the treatment of the radio-ulnar joint in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the late outcome of synovectomy with different resections of the caput of the ulnar bone. Resection of the ulnar caput causes considerable displacement of the ulna in the radial direction. The degree of ulnar displacement and reduced height of the carpus depends more on the rheumatoid process than on surgical procedure. After 10 years or more, degenerative changes begin to develop in most cases more intensively in the distal radio-ulnar region.
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Katedra i Oddział Kliniczny Ortopedii, Slaska Akademia Medyczna, Katowice; Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny nr 5 im. Sw. Barbary, Sosnowiec.