Abstract
We report a case of an elderly female who sustained a severely comminuted distal radial and ulnar fracture, treated by shortening of the forearm, combined with a primary Sauvé-Kapandji procedure and volar plating of the distal radius.
MeSH terms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Bone Lengthening / methods*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Forearm / surgery*
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Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods*
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Fractures, Comminuted / diagnostic imaging
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Fractures, Comminuted / surgery*
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Humans
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Radius / surgery
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Radius Fractures / complications
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Radius Fractures / diagnostic imaging
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Radius Fractures / surgery*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Ulna / surgery
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Ulna Fractures / complications
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Ulna Fractures / diagnostic imaging
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Ulna Fractures / surgery*