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Pointed ulna

MedGen UID:
870997
•Concept ID:
C4025461
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0003990

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPointed ulna

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnostic Criteria and Treatment of Atypical Ulnar Fractures Associated With Prolonged Bisphosphonate Therapy: Multicenter Case Analysis.
Heo YM, Park SE, Cha SM, Shin HD, Choi JK
J Hand Surg Am 2022 Sep;47(9):901.e1-901.e12. Epub 2021 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.08.001. PMID: 34565638
Clinical and radiological evaluation of surgical management in olecranon fracture-dislocations.
Öztürkmen Y, Şükür E, Akman YE, Şenel A, Gürpınar T
Musculoskelet Surg 2020 Dec;104(3):321-328. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.1007/s12306-019-00623-0. PMID: 31583519
The utility of clinical ultrasonography in identifying distal forearm fractures in the pediatric emergency department.
Galletebeitia Laka I, Samson F, Gorostiza I, Gonzalez A, Gonzalez C
Eur J Emerg Med 2019 Apr;26(2):118-122. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000509. PMID: 29036004

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Proximal ulna non-union: treatment concept and postoperative outcome.
Jakobi T, Gramlich Y, Sauter M, Fischer S, Hoffmann R, Klug A
Int Orthop 2022 Dec;46(12):2859-2868. Epub 2022 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05577-w. PMID: 36102978
Radiographic Determination of the Distal Ulnar Diaphyseal Angle.
Lohre R, Daneshvar P
J Hand Surg Am 2022 Oct;47(10):1015.e1-1015.e9. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.08.003. PMID: 35027263
Do "Anatomic" Distal Ulna Plating Systems Fit the Distal Ulna Without Causing Soft Tissue Impingement?
Shaerf DA, Chae WJ, Sharif-Razavian R, Vardakastani V, Kedgley AE, Horwitz MD
Hand (N Y) 2022 May;17(3):506-511. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1177/1558944720930302. PMID: 32517515Free PMC Article
Does the Use of Sanders Staging and Distal Radius and Ulna Classification Avoid Mismatches in Growth Assessment with Risser Staging Alone?
Cheung PWH, Cheung JPY
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2021 Nov 1;479(11):2516-2530. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001817. PMID: 34036944Free PMC Article
Discovery® elbow system arthroplasty: results of 10-year follow-up.
Tiusanen RE, Tiusanen HT, Saltychev M, Sarantsin PM
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2021 Aug;31(6):1207-1213. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1007/s00590-020-02861-6. PMID: 33420523

Diagnosis

Chronic Monteggia in pediatric population: A narrative literature review.
Arrigoni C, Catena N
Pediatr Med Chir 2022 Oct 28;44(s1) doi: 10.4081/pmc.2022.289. PMID: 37184321
Do "Anatomic" Distal Ulna Plating Systems Fit the Distal Ulna Without Causing Soft Tissue Impingement?
Shaerf DA, Chae WJ, Sharif-Razavian R, Vardakastani V, Kedgley AE, Horwitz MD
Hand (N Y) 2022 May;17(3):506-511. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1177/1558944720930302. PMID: 32517515Free PMC Article
Olecranon bursitis.
Reilly D, Kamineni S
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2016 Jan;25(1):158-67. Epub 2015 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.08.032. PMID: 26577126
Arthroscopy of the distal radioulnar joint.
Nakamura T, Matsumura N, Iwamoto T, Sato K, Toyama Y
Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 2014 Oct;46(5):295-9. Epub 2014 Oct 7 doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1387706. PMID: 25290274
Meitens' syndrome.
Nagano A, Kurokawa T, Tachibana S, Tsuyama N
Arch Orthop Unfallchir 1977 Jul 29;89(1):81-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00414827. PMID: 889539

Therapy

Proximal ulna non-union: treatment concept and postoperative outcome.
Jakobi T, Gramlich Y, Sauter M, Fischer S, Hoffmann R, Klug A
Int Orthop 2022 Dec;46(12):2859-2868. Epub 2022 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05577-w. PMID: 36102978
Pathogen identification in 84 Patients with post-traumatic osteomyelitis after limb fractures.
Yang L, Feng J, Liu J, Yu L, Zhao C, Ren Y, He W, Peng J
Ann Palliat Med 2020 Mar;9(2):451-458. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.21037/apm.2020.03.29. PMID: 32233643
Olecranon bursitis.
Reilly D, Kamineni S
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2016 Jan;25(1):158-67. Epub 2015 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.08.032. PMID: 26577126
Sonographic baseline physeal plate width measurements in healthy, uninjured children.
Ng L, Saul T, Lewiss RE
Pediatr Emerg Care 2014 Dec;30(12):871-4. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000290. PMID: 25407037
Long-term outcomes of fractures of both bones of the forearm.
Bot AG, Doornberg JN, Lindenhovius AL, Ring D, Goslings JC, van Dijk CN
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011 Mar 16;93(6):527-32. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00581. PMID: 21411702

Prognosis

Trans-ulnar fracture dislocations of the elbow: a systematic review and clarification of classification systems.
Nieboer MJ, Cancio-Bello A, Mallett KE, Velasquez Garcia AR, Hidden KA, Yuan BJ, Morrey ME, Sanchez-Sotelo J, O'Driscoll SW, Barlow JD
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2024 Apr;33(4):975-983. Epub 2023 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.10.014. PMID: 38036255
Discovery® elbow system arthroplasty: results of 10-year follow-up.
Tiusanen RE, Tiusanen HT, Saltychev M, Sarantsin PM
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2021 Aug;31(6):1207-1213. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1007/s00590-020-02861-6. PMID: 33420523
Clinical and radiological evaluation of surgical management in olecranon fracture-dislocations.
Öztürkmen Y, Şükür E, Akman YE, Şenel A, Gürpınar T
Musculoskelet Surg 2020 Dec;104(3):321-328. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.1007/s12306-019-00623-0. PMID: 31583519
Long-term outcomes of fractures of both bones of the forearm.
Bot AG, Doornberg JN, Lindenhovius AL, Ring D, Goslings JC, van Dijk CN
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011 Mar 16;93(6):527-32. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00581. PMID: 21411702
The anatomy of the proximal ulna.
Windisch G, Clement H, Grechenig W, Tesch NP, Pichler W
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2007 Sep-Oct;16(5):661-6. Epub 2007 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.12.008. PMID: 17531510

Clinical prediction guides

Dynamic palmar dislocation of the ulnar head at the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) after radius shaft malunion.
Schmitt S, Eisa A, Radosavljevic J, van Schoonhoven J
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2023 May;143(5):2781-2787. Epub 2022 Nov 8 doi: 10.1007/s00402-022-04684-y. PMID: 36346445
Proximal ulna non-union: treatment concept and postoperative outcome.
Jakobi T, Gramlich Y, Sauter M, Fischer S, Hoffmann R, Klug A
Int Orthop 2022 Dec;46(12):2859-2868. Epub 2022 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05577-w. PMID: 36102978
Discovery® elbow system arthroplasty: results of 10-year follow-up.
Tiusanen RE, Tiusanen HT, Saltychev M, Sarantsin PM
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2021 Aug;31(6):1207-1213. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1007/s00590-020-02861-6. PMID: 33420523
Pathogen identification in 84 Patients with post-traumatic osteomyelitis after limb fractures.
Yang L, Feng J, Liu J, Yu L, Zhao C, Ren Y, He W, Peng J
Ann Palliat Med 2020 Mar;9(2):451-458. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.21037/apm.2020.03.29. PMID: 32233643
Clinical and radiological evaluation of surgical management in olecranon fracture-dislocations.
Öztürkmen Y, Şükür E, Akman YE, Şenel A, Gürpınar T
Musculoskelet Surg 2020 Dec;104(3):321-328. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.1007/s12306-019-00623-0. PMID: 31583519

Recent systematic reviews

Trans-ulnar fracture dislocations of the elbow: a systematic review and clarification of classification systems.
Nieboer MJ, Cancio-Bello A, Mallett KE, Velasquez Garcia AR, Hidden KA, Yuan BJ, Morrey ME, Sanchez-Sotelo J, O'Driscoll SW, Barlow JD
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2024 Apr;33(4):975-983. Epub 2023 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.10.014. PMID: 38036255
Return to sport following surgical management of triangular fibrocartilage tears: a systematic review.
Robertson G, Ang KK, Maffulli N, Simpson CK, Rust PA
Br Med Bull 2019 Jun 19;130(1):89-103. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldz013. PMID: 30943287
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Repair and Ulna Variance: A Systematic Review.
Jung KJ, Nho JH, Kim JH, Kim BS, Gong HS
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2018 Sep;23(3):313-319. doi: 10.1142/S2424835518300025. PMID: 30282532
Biomechanical studies on transverse olecranon and patellar fractures: a systematic review with the development of a new scoring method.
Traa WA, Oomen PJ, den Hamer A, Heusinkveld MH, Maffulli N
Br Med Bull 2013;108:131-57. Epub 2013 Jul 31 doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldt020. PMID: 23902795

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