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Proximal radio-ulnar synostosis treated by interpositional silicone arthroplasty

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A case of post-traumatic proximal radio-ulnar synostosis in a young adult is described. Treatment was by excision of 1 cm of the shaft just below the synostosis and interposition of a radial head silicone implant. The functional result was excellent after 10 years.

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Présentation du traitement chirurgical d'une synostose radiocubitale proximale post-traumatique chez un adulte jeune. Une résection d'l cm de la diaphyse radiale juste sous la synostose, a été réalisée, puis une tête radiale en silicone a été implantée dans le fragment distal du radius réalisant une interposition entre les deux fragments osseux. A un délai de 10 ans, le résultat fonctionnel est excellent, sans récidive de la synostose.

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  1. Servicio de Cirurgia Orthopédica y Traumatologia, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Avda. San Antonio Ma Claret 167, E-08025, Barcelona, Spain

    I. R. Proubasta & A. Lluch

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Proubasta, I.R., Lluch, A. Proximal radio-ulnar synostosis treated by interpositional silicone arthroplasty. International Orthopaedics 19, 242–244 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00185231

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