[Pseudarthrosis after fracture of the distal radius: a case report].
We report on a seventy-year-old woman who developed a non-union of the distal radius with infection of the ulnocarpal joint after having sustained a fracture. The fistula, the distal ulna and the ulnocarpal joint were resected. Two months later we removed the non-union and carried out open reduction and internal fixation of the radius with a palmar plate. Good functional and cosmetic results were achieved.
Jäckel
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Handchirurgie, MediClin Krankenhaus Plau am See. robjaeckel@aol.com
Buschmann
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Napp
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D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014457:Ulna / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*