کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4069789 1604439 2008 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Implant Arthroplasty for the Distal Radioulnar Joint
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی ارتوپدی، پزشکی ورزشی و توانبخشی
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Implant Arthroplasty for the Distal Radioulnar Joint
چکیده انگلیسی

The distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) is a weight-bearing joint; the ulnar head is frequently excised either totally or partially and in some cases is fused because of degenerative, rheumatoid, or posttraumatic arthritis and treated with a “salvage procedure.” The result of these procedures is the inability of those patients to lift even minor weight. Articles about these procedures report the ability to pronate and supinate, but they rarely discuss grip strength or lifting capacity. We present an alternative to the salvage procedures that allows full range of motions as well as the ability to grip and lift weights encountered in daily living, such as a gallon of milk. The Aptis total DRUJ replacement prosthesis (Aptis Medical, Louisville, KY), a bipolar self-stabilizing DRUJ endoprosthesis, restores the forearm function. The technique of implantation is presented here.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Hand Surgery - Volume 33, Issue 9, November 2008, Pages 1639–1644
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