title: Nonunion of distal radius fracture and distal radioulnar joint injury: a modified Sauvé-Kapandji procedure with a cubitus proradius transposition as autograft.
abstract: The Sauvé-Kapandji (SK) procedure is indicated in distal radius nonunion or malunion and distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) instability. It can also be used to treat the rheumatoid wrist with severe degenerative changes in the DRUJ. The main objective is to allow a pain-free range of movement. We present a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and distal radius nonunion who, after three operations, was treated with the SK procedure. The clinical and radiological results were excellent. A 53-year-old woman diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis fell on her forearm at home 2 years ago. Examination at an outpatient clinic revealed a distal radius fracture classified as type V according to the Frykman classification. She had been operated three times with open reduction internal fixation using a plate, screws, and bone allograft. She came to our institution with a distal radius nonunion, positive post-traumatic ulnar variance, and ulnar nerve paresis. The range of movements was 20 degrees -10 degrees flexion-extension and 40 degrees -30 degrees pronation-supination, and she needed daily fentanyl. We performed a modified SK procedure with an autologous iliac crest bone graft and ulnar bone graft from the osteotomy area (cubitus proradius), bone morphogenetic protein, and a low profile distal radius plate. After 1 year of follow-up, the distal radius fracture has healed and the wrist is pain-free with a complete range of movement in flexion-extension and pronation-supination. The main indication for the SK procedure is post-traumatic positive ulnar variance and associated ulnocarpal impaction. The cubitus proradius bone graft transposition is an interesting technical note that makes this case a challenge for skilled orthopedic hand surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, IQTRA Medicina Avanzada, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villamor
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rios-Luna
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villanueva-Martínez
authors.forename: Homid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fahandezh-Saddi
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014457:Ulna / Q000637:transplantation; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins