• J Hand Surg Eur Vol · Jul 2014

    Distal radio-ulnar joint instability in children and adolescents after wrist trauma.

    • J K Andersson, T Lindau, J Karlsson, and J Fridén.
    • Department of Hand Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden jonny.k.andersson@vgregion.se.
    • J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2014 Jul 1; 39 (6): 653-61.

    UnlabelledThis study retrospectively evaluated the medical records and radiographs of patients younger than aged 25 that were referred for a second opinion due to ulnar-sided wrist pain and persistent distal radio-ulnar (DRU) joint instability. We identified 85 patients with a major wrist trauma before the age of 18. Median age at trauma was 14 years. Median time between trauma and diagnosis of DRUJ instability was 3 years. Sixty-seven patients (79%) had sustained a fracture at the initial trauma. The two most common skeletal injuries related to the DRUJ instability were Salter-Harris type II fractures (24%) and distal radius fractures (19%). In 19 patients (22%), the secondary DRUJ instability was caused by malunion or growth arrest. Eighteen patients (21%) had no fracture; in spite of this, they presented with subsequent symptomatic DRUJ instability. Fourteen of these 18 patients had a triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tear, confirmed by arthroscopy, open surgery, or magnetic resonance imaging. In conclusion, late DRUJ instability due to wrist fractures or isolated TFCC tears was found to be common in children and adolescents.Level Of EvidenceIV.© The Author(s) 2014.

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