title: Radial head dislocation during proximal radial shaft osteotomy.
abstract: The following case report describes a 48-year-old female patient with a longstanding both-bone forearm malunion, who underwent osteotomies of both the radius and ulna to improve symptoms of pain and lack of rotation at the wrist. The osteotomies were templated preoperatively. During surgery, after performing the planned radial shaft osteotomy, the authors recognized that the radial head was subluxated. The osteotomy was then revised from an opening wedge to a closing wedge with improvement of alignment and rotation. The case report discusses the details of the operation, as well as ways in which to avoid similar shortcomings in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
authors.forename: Antony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hazel
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL. Electronic address: rbindra@lumc.edu.
authors.forename: Randy R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bindra
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011884:Radius / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012399:Rotation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014457:Ulna / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Forearm; dislocation; malunion; osteotomy