Radiographic Comparison of Forearm Symmetry in Healthy Individuals and its Importance in the Diagnosis of Longitudinal Radioulnar Dissociation

Longitudinal radioulnar dissociation (LRD) is an injury often missed upon initial presentation. A recent study examined a radiographic screening test in cadavers that showed increased interosseous distance when the interosseous ligament (IOL) was divided. For this test to be clinically useful, it is necessary for uninjured forearms to have similar interosseous spaces. The purpose of this study was to determine the typical differences between right and left interosseous spaces of healthy individuals.

Source: The Journal of Hand Surgery - November 14, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Christopher M. Jones, Genoveffa R. Morway, Christina J. Gutowski, Kurosh Darvish Tags: Scientific Article Source Type: research