Ann Saudi Med 2006;26(4):318-320 Amelia is the complete absence of a limb, which may occur in isolation or as part of multiple congenital malformations.1-3 The condition is uncommon and very little is known with certainty about the etiology. Whatever the cause, however, it results from an event which must have occurred between the fourth and eighth week of embryogenesis.1,3 The causal factors t...

Background:  Conventional treatments after complicated injuries of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) such as Darrach and Kapandji-Sauvé procedures have many drawbacks, which may eventually lead to a painful unstable distal ulna.  The development of DRUJ prosthesis has significantly evolved over the past years. In this study, we assessed the outcome results of patients after DRUJ implant arthro...

Surgical indications for the treatment of distal radial fractures are evolving. It is important to identify the various articular fragments and their significance to facilitate optimal surgical treatment of these fragments from the standpoint of both internal and external fixation. New techniques in the visualization and stabilization of the articular surface and the treatment of defects in the...

#201750). FGFR2 mutations show variable clinical penetrance and patients with the same FGFR2 mutation can exhibit diverse clinical features. Therefore, FGFR2-related craniosynostosis syndromes are usually named according to the accompanying extra-cranial manifestations. ABS is a rare type of craniosynostosis syndrome. ABS is typically distinguished by systemic bony fusions of skull sutures and ...

The fovea ulnaris is considered to be the center of rotation on ulnar head during forearm rotation. purpose this study was investigate whether truly isometric in vivo. three-dimensional reconstruction models 21 wrist computed tomography images taken supination and pronation were investigated. superimposed so that two heads same position. Numerous points set surface with a mean distance 0.2 mm b...

Isolated acute distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) dislocation is a rare injury (Garrigues and Aldridge III in J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:1594-1597, 2007]. Reports of isolated DRUJ luxations, volair or dorsal, are often case reports and rarely a series of cases [Dameron Jr in Clin Orthop Relat Res 83:55-63, 1972]. We present a case of an acute traumatic dorsal DRUJ dislocation treated with cast immobil...