Rehabilitation of distal radioulnar joint instability.

Hand Surg Rehabil

Institut Sud Aquitain de la Main et du Membre Supérieur, Clinique Aguiléra, 21, rue de l'Estagnas, 64200 Biarritz, France. Electronic address:

Published: October 2017

Distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) instabilities are common and often combined with other injuries of the interosseous membrane and/or the proximal radioulnar joint. Once they are diagnosed and the treatment is chosen, physiotherapists have limited choices due to the lack of validated protocols. The benefits of proprioception and neuromuscular rehabilitation have been brought to light for the shoulder, knee and ankle joints, among others. However, no program has been described for the DRUJ. The purpose of this article is to study the muscular elements responsible for active DRUJ stability, and to propose a proprioceptive rehabilitation program suited to this condition.

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