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Rotatory contracture of the forearm.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7430204     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We saw seven patients with an idiopathic progressive loss of rotation of the forearm, occurring primarily during adolescence and manifested principally by a gradual loss of supination. There were secondary developmental abnormalities of the radial head and of the ulna (distal bowing) in four patients. Six surgical procedures were performed on five of the seven patients, consisting of combinations of sectioning of the quadrate ligament, release of the interosseous membrane, and ostecotomy and compression-plate fixation of the distal end of the ulna. There was functional improvement in four patients. Release of the quadrate ligament provided the greatest improvement, but that release alone was of minimum value. We concluded that a contracted quadrate ligament may be an important deterrent to supination of the forearm, but distortion of the radial head, curvature of the ulna, and contracted soft tissues in the interosseus space and distal radio-ulnar joint also are contributory factors.
Authors:
J M Bert; R L Linscheid; E C McElfresh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume     Volume:  62     ISSN:  0021-9355     ISO Abbreviation:  J Bone Joint Surg Am     Publication Date:  1980 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-01-16     Completed Date:  1981-01-16     Revised Date:  2010-10-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0014030     Medline TA:  J Bone Joint Surg Am     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1163-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Contracture / etiology*,  physiopathology,  surgery
Female
Forearm / physiopathology*
Humans
Ligaments / surgery
Male

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