Treatment of Madelung's deformity.

Treatment of Madelung's deformity is still controversial. We reviewed retrospectively 19 patients with Madelung's deformity (two bilateral, 21 cases) who underwent surgery to the radius and ulna to improve range of motion, decrease pain and improve appearance of the wrist. Nineteen patients underwent 21 distal radial osteotomy procedures using three different techniques: subtraction, addition or dome osteotomy.

Scaphocapitate arthrodesis for treatment of late stage Kienbock disease.

Symptomatic lunate collapse owing to Kienböck disease is difficult to treat. To define the potential role of scaphocapitate arthrodesis, we reviewed ten patients who underwent scaphocapitate arthrodesis for stage IIIB-IV Kienböck disease at a mean follow-up of 8.75 years (range 1.

Scaphocapitate arthrodesis for treatment of scapholunate instability in manual workers.

Purpose: To assess the long-term efficacy of scaphocapitate arthrodesis for treatment of chronic scapholunate instability in high-demand patients.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical and radiographic results of 20 manual workers who underwent scaphocapitate arthrodesis for chronic scapholunate instability at a mean follow-up of 10 years (range, 1-23 y). We measured range of motion and grip strength; pain on a scale of 0 to 5; Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand score; and ability to return to work.