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J Wrist Surg 2014; 03(01): 002-006
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1365825
Special Focus Section: Radial Translation of Distal Radius Fractures
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Radiographic Predictors of DRUJ Instability with Distal Radius Fractures

Shohei Omokawa
1   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
2   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ishinkai-Yao General Hospital, Yao, Japan
,
Akio Iida
1   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
2   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ishinkai-Yao General Hospital, Yao, Japan
,
Ryotaro Fujitani
2   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ishinkai-Yao General Hospital, Yao, Japan
,
Tadanobu Onishi
1   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
,
Yasuhito Tanaka
1   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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12 February 2014 (online)

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Abstract

Because the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) is an inherently unstable joint, the diagnosis and treatment of DRUJ instability is often difficult in a clinical hand surgery practice. Several soft tissue stabilizers are recognized, of which the deep limbs of the radioulnar ligament are primary stabilizers. This article discusses the predictors of DRUJ instability in distal radius fractures based on our clinical and biomechanical analyses.

Keywords

radioulnar - joint - instability - predictor
 

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