Chronic wrist pain secondary to mal-united Distal end Radius
Chronic wrist pain secondary to mal-united Distal end of Radius
A 52 year old female presented in OPD with wrist pain, weakness in grip and deformity of the wrist. Patient had sustained lower end radius fracture treated elsewhere with closed reduction and cast.
Her x-ray showed mal-united distal end Radius fracture with ulnar impingement.
She underwent surgery in the form of distal radius osteotomy and fixation with plating and distal ulna excision.
Patient had to undergo aggressive physiotherapy but gradually regained complete function with complete relief of pain.