Abstract:Distal radio-ulnar joint (DRUJ) injuries are underreported in the paediatric population. No single study has discussed methods of DRUJ reconstruction in immature patients with chronic instability. We present a physeal sparing ligamentoplasty for chronic DRUJ instability and describe the outcomes in two patients. Two consecutive children with chronic DRUJ instability were treated using physeal sparing ligamentoplasy. After the failure of triangular fibrocartilage complex repair, reconstruction was done using pa… Show more
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