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Traumatic recurrent distal radioulnar joint dislocation: a case report

Authors: Sander Wassink, Lukas A. Lisowski, Bernard G. Schutte

Published in: Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction | Issue 3/2009

Abstract

Isolated acute distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) dislocation is a rare injury (Garrigues and Aldridge III in J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:1594–1597, 2007]. Reports of isolated DRUJ luxations, volair or dorsal, are often case reports and rarely a series of cases [Dameron Jr in Clin Orthop Relat Res 83:55–63, 1972]. We present a case of an acute traumatic dorsal DRUJ dislocation treated with cast immobilization with recurrence of the dislocation after a new trauma some months later. At follow-up, 17 months after the first dislocation and 9 months after the second, he experienced no pain and had no restrictions in work or sports-related activities.

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Title: Traumatic recurrent distal radioulnar joint dislocation: a case report
Authors: Sander Wassink
Lukas A. Lisowski
Bernard G. Schutte
Publication date: 01-12-2009
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1828-8936
Electronic ISSN: 1828-8928
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11751-009-0073-0

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Traumatic recurrent distal radioulnar joint dislocation: a case report

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