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  • Title: Congenital absence of the radius.
    Author: Fernandez-Palazzi F, Bendahan J, Rivas S.
    Journal: Int Orthop; 1993; 17(4):235-7. PubMed ID: 8407040.
    Abstract:
    Between 1971 and 1987, we treated 26 patients with congenital absence of the radius which had produced a club hand; 37 hands were affected. Treatment before the age of 8 months was by gentle manipulation and serial plasters. If a functional position was not obtained, and in patients over 8 months, surgical reduction was carried out. A modified Riordan procedure was used until 1983, and thereafter a double Z-plasty. The best results were achieved in patients under 4 years of age.
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