title: Congenital deficiency of distal ulna and dislocation of the radial head treated by single bone forearm procedure.
abstract: Congenital deficiency of part of distal ulna affecting the distal radio-ulnar joint is a rare disorder. It is even rarer to find the association of proximal radio-ulnar joint dislocation along with distal ulnar deficiency. This type of congenital forearm anomaly is difficult to treat. Conversion to a single bone forearm in the expense of pronation-supination movement is a viable option. By doing so the elbow and wrist can be stabilized; however movement is possible in only one plane. We are describing here a girl of 8 years having proximal radio-ulnar joint dislocation along with deficiency of distal ulna treated by converting into a single bone forearm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam 788014, India.
authors.forename: Paragjyoti
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3374-9339
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gogoi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, India.
authors.forename: Anshuman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam 788014, India.
authors.forename: Arun Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sipani
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam 788014, India.
authors.forename: Arup Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Daolagupu