Abstract
The use of a bone peg for fusion of the distal radio-ulnar joint as part of the Sauvé-Kapandji procedure is described. This has been used effectively in six patients, one of whom developed a painless pseudoarthrosis after a fall.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / surgery
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Arthrodesis / methods*
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Female
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Humans
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Joint Dislocations / surgery
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Orthopedic Fixation Devices*
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Radius / surgery
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Radius Fractures / surgery
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Ulna / surgery
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Wrist Joint / surgery*