Traumatic injury to a wrist with incidental Madelung's deformity.
We present a longstanding case of subtle Madelung's deformity in association with a new traumatic radial styloid fracture. Magnetic resonance imaging accurately distinguished this deformity from an acute fracture and highlighted the correct cause of the patient's pain. An unnecessary procedure was avoided.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Devon, EX2 5DW, UK. john.k.dickson@gmail.com
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy