Missed Essex-Lopresti Injury—Development of a Combined Proximal and Distal Radio-Ulnar Joint Prosthesis as a Treatment Option and Proof of Concept

Essex-Lopresti injuries are characterized by injuries to the proximal radio-ulnar joint, the distal radio-ulnar joint, and the interosseous membrane. This can lead to osteoarthritis, impaction syndrome, or instability. If all three structures are injured and lead to instability, the situation is alm...

Verfasser: Oeckenpöhler, Simon
Langer, Martin Franz
Riesenbeck, Oliver
FB/Einrichtung:FB 05: Medizinische Fakultät
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2023
Publikation in MIAMI:19.01.2024
Datum der letzten Änderung:19.01.2024
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:Healthcare 11 (2023) 16, 2274, 1-9
Schlagwörter:Essex-Lopresti; DRUJ prosthesis; PRUJ prosthesis; interosseous membrane; salvage procedure; radial head fracture; radial head resection; complication; one bone forearm
Fachgebiet (DDC):610: Medizin und Gesundheit
Lizenz:CC BY 4.0
Sprache:English
Förderung:Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Universität Münster.
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-57988511572
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.17879/77988638826
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-57988511572
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Essex-Lopresti injuries are characterized by injuries to the proximal radio-ulnar joint, the distal radio-ulnar joint, and the interosseous membrane. This can lead to osteoarthritis, impaction syndrome, or instability. If all three structures are injured and lead to instability, the situation is almost unmanageable and many times ends in a one-bone forearm. In this article, we demonstrate a new way to reconstruct the proximal and distal radio-ulnar joint with two patient-specific coupled prostheses. These have been developed with the biomechanical conditions of the forearm in mind, where there are very large forces between the bones. As a result, we are able to present a patient previously severely restricted in the use of his hand and arm via a splint that compressed the forearm, who is now able to perform everyday activities and even light sports, such as badminton, without pain.