title: [Treatment of the radial shaft loss with pedicled graft from the ulna--a case report].
abstract: A case of 68-year-old woman with severe deformation of the left forearm and disability of the hand as a consequence of total dissociation and partial loss of radial shaft, after fracture sustained one year earlier is reported. The restoration of the length and shape of the radius was performed with the use of 4 cm long fragment of the ulna pedicled on the interosseous membrane, fixated with plate. Normal shape of the radius was achieved and the hand was held in the axis of the forearm. Bone healing was achieved at one year, and at the 2.5 years follow-up the patient was free of pain, had full fingers movement, full rotation of the forearm, total grip strength of 16 kG (64% of the power of the healthy hand) and subjective evaluation of the dexterity with DASH scale was 25 points, suggesting a mild loss of function.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chirurgii Ogólnej i Chirurgii Reki, Pomorska Akademia Meyczna w Szczecinie.
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Walaszek
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zyluk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014457:Ulna / Q000637:transplantation*