J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1995 Oct;30(5):1267-1271. 10.4055/jkoa.1995.30.5.1267.

Clinical Experience of the Ilizarov Application for Correction of Ulnar Defect with a Dislocated Radial Head: 2 Cases report

• Lee KJ
• Ahn SR
• Park CH
• Jeong JS
• Oh KY

• KMID: 2423489
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1995.30.5.1267

Abstract

2 patients of forearm deformities with ulnar defect and radial head dislocation were treated with the Ilizarov apparatus at Chungnam University Hospital. One patient had a severe hypoplastic remnant-like ulnar fragment and a anterolaterally dislocated radial head due to complicated osteomyelitis of ulnar. We applied an Ilizarov apparatus to transport the radial head distally, and fixed to remaining proximal ulnar fragment. The other had a large bony defect at the ulnar shaft and a dislocated radial head due to complicated osteomyelitis of ulna. We performed internal transport of ulna to decreased the ulnar defect and to descend the dislocated radial head. The clinical-radiological features and functional results of those 2 forearm deformities were described with brief review of the articles about the Ilizarov method for correction of forearm defor- mities.

Keyword

Ulnar defect; Radial head dislocation; Ilizarov

MeSH Terms

Chungcheongnam-do
Congenital Abnormalities
Dislocations
Forearm
Head*
Humans
Ilizarov Technique
Osteomyelitis
Ulna