A newborn with an abnormal position of the forearm

Quak, W.; Boomsma, M.F.; Klok, T.

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 156(50): A3855

2012


ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784
PMID: 23231865
Document Number: 659456
A girl was born with a deformed position of the left forearm in pronation. On examination, supination was highly limited. Conventional radiography revealed a proximal radioulnar synostosis. The right forearm showed no abnormalities. Radioulnar synostosis is a pathological connection between the radius and the ulna, usually located in the proximal forearm. In 60% of the patients, this congenital lesion presents bilaterally.

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