title: Case report: lateral capsular release for acute extension deficit in a child with congenital radioulnar synostosis.
abstract: Acute elbow extension deficit is an unusual phenomenon that has been observed in patients with congenital radioulnar synostosis. We report the case of an 11-year-old girl with congenital radioulnar synostosis who developed acute extension deficit of the right elbow and whose elbow range of motion was restored following lateral capsular release.
authors.affiliation: aKuang-Tien General Hospital, Taichung bHung Kuang University, Shalu, Taichung County, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Pen-Gang
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Shyi-Kuen
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Soa-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057913:Joint Capsule Release / Q000379:methods*; D011884:Radius / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013580:Synostosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014457:Ulna / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery