The use of a bone peg in the Sauvé-Kapandji operation

J Hand Surg Br. 1994 Apr;19(2):221-3. doi: 10.1016/0266-7681(94)90172-4.

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

  • Adult
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / surgery
  • Arthrodesis / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Orthopedic Fixation Devices*
  • Radius / surgery
  • Radius Fractures / surgery
  • Ulna / surgery
  • Wrist Joint / surgery*