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Bowed forearm bones

MedGen UID:
871017
•Concept ID:
C4025481
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0003956

Definition

A bending or abnormal curvature affecting either the radius, the ulna, or both. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBowed forearm bones

Conditions with this feature

Ventriculomegaly with defects of the radius and kidney
MedGen UID:
400843
•Concept ID:
C1865780
•
Disease or Syndrome
See: Condition Record
Endocrine-cerebro-osteodysplasia syndrome
MedGen UID:
390740
•Concept ID:
C2675227
•
Disease or Syndrome
Endocrine-cerebro-osteodysplasia (ECO) syndrome is characterized by various anomalies of the endocrine, cerebral, and skeletal systems resulting in neonatal mortality.
See: Condition Record
Endocrine-cerebro-osteodysplasia syndrome
Ventriculomegaly with defects of the radius and kidney

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bowing fractures of the forearm in children: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.
Worrall J
Emerg Nurse 2024 Apr 30;32(3):28-33. Epub 2023 Jul 4 doi: 10.7748/en.2023.e2167. PMID: 37401492
Two-stage treatment of extremity deformities associated with thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome.
Akdemir M, Biçen Ç, Özkan M
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2022 Nov;56(6):366-371. doi: 10.5152/j.aott.2022.21397. PMID: 36567538Free PMC Article
Missed Diagnosis and Acute Management of Radial Head Dislocation With Plastic Deformation of Ulna in Children.
Singh V, Dey S, Parikh SN
J Pediatr Orthop 2020 Apr;40(4):e293-e299. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001501. PMID: 31990821

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Factors affecting assessment of ulnar bowing in radiography.
Jeong WK, Lee DH, Kyung BS, Lee SH
J Pediatr Orthop 2012 Jan-Feb;32(1):48-53. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31823db04a. PMID: 22173387
Manifestations of hereditary multiple exostoses.
Stieber JR, Dormans JP
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2005 Mar-Apr;13(2):110-20. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200503000-00004. PMID: 15850368
Ulnar focal cortical indentation: a previously unrecognised form of ulnar dysplasia.
Kazuki K, Hiroshima K, Kawahara K
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2005 Apr;87(4):540-3. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B4.15141. PMID: 15795207
Traumatic bowing of the forearm in children: report of a case.
Kienitz R, Mandell R
J Am Osteopath Assoc 1985 Sep;85(9):565-8. PMID: 4055443
Syndromes of congenital bowing of the long bones.
Kozlowski K, Bützler HO, Galatius-Jensen F, Tulloch A
Pediatr Radiol 1978 Apr 10;7(1):40-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00975337. PMID: 643362

Diagnosis

Ulnar hemimelia: a report of four cases.
Özdemir M, Turan A, Kavak RP
Skeletal Radiol 2019 Jul;48(7):1137-1143. Epub 2019 Feb 2 doi: 10.1007/s00256-019-3167-x. PMID: 30712123
Tardy ulnar nerve palsy caused by chronic radial head dislocation after Monteggia fracture: a report of two cases.
Nishimura M, Itsubo T, Horii E, Hayashi M, Uchiyama S, Kato H
J Pediatr Orthop B 2016 Sep;25(5):450-3. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000302. PMID: 26986030
Acute plastic bowing of the forearm in adults: a report of two cases.
Tada K, Ikeda K, Tsubouchi H, Tomita K
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2008 Aug;16(2):241-2. doi: 10.1177/230949900801600222. PMID: 18725680
Scoliosis associated with neurofibromatosis.
Crawford AH, Herrera-Soto J
Orthop Clin North Am 2007 Oct;38(4):553-62, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2007.03.008. PMID: 17945135
Serpentine fibula--polycystic kidney syndrome and Melnick-Needles syndrome are different disorders.
Majewski F, Enders H, Ranke MB, Voit T
Eur J Pediatr 1993 Nov;152(11):916-21. doi: 10.1007/BF01957530. PMID: 8276023

Therapy

Marker-Based Method for Analyzing the Three-Dimensional Upper Body Kinematics of Violinists: Reproducibility.
Wolf E, Möller D, Ballenberger N, Morisse K, Zalpour C
Med Probl Perform Art 2022 Sep;37(3):176-191. doi: 10.21091/mppa.2022.3025. PMID: 36053495
Wrist Joint Skeletal Changes in Children With Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia.
Dhawan P, Kanojia RK, Chandra J, Kumar A, Anand R, Gupta S
J Pediatr Orthop 2020 Jul;40(6):e473-e478. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001523. PMID: 32501918
A cadaveric study of radial and ulnar bowing in the sagittal and coronal planes.
Weber MB, Olgun ZD, Boden KA, Weinberg DS, Bafus BT, Cooperman DR, Liu RW
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2020 May;29(5):1010-1018. Epub 2020 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.10.016. PMID: 32146042
Correction of "Wrist" Deformity in Radial Dysplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Murphy GRF, Logan MPO, Smith G, Sivakumar B, Smith P
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2017 Dec 20;99(24):2120-2126. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00164. PMID: 29257019Free PMC Article
The effects of radial bowing and complications in intramedullary nail fixation of adult forearm fractures.
Yörükoğlu AÇ, Demirkan AF, Akman A, Kitiş A, Usta H
Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi 2017 Apr;28(1):30-4. doi: 10.5606/ehc.2017.05. PMID: 28291436

Prognosis

Correction of "Wrist" Deformity in Radial Dysplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Murphy GRF, Logan MPO, Smith G, Sivakumar B, Smith P
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2017 Dec 20;99(24):2120-2126. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00164. PMID: 29257019Free PMC Article
Familial occurrence of Caffey-Silverman syndrome.
Szwed A, Kołban M, Romanowska H, Baryła-Pankiewicz E
Ortop Traumatol Rehabil 2012 Jan-Feb;14(1):75-83. doi: 10.5604/15093492.976906. PMID: 22408114
Ulnar focal cortical indentation: a previously unrecognised form of ulnar dysplasia.
Kazuki K, Hiroshima K, Kawahara K
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2005 Apr;87(4):540-3. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B4.15141. PMID: 15795207
Operations for forearm deformity caused by multiple osteochondromas.
Masada K, Tsuyuguchi Y, Kawai H, Kawabata H, Noguchi K, Ono K
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1989 Jan;71(1):24-9. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.71B1.2914999. PMID: 2914999
Traumatic bowing of the forearm in children: report of a case.
Kienitz R, Mandell R
J Am Osteopath Assoc 1985 Sep;85(9):565-8. PMID: 4055443

Clinical prediction guides

Forearm deformity in multiple hereditary exostosis. Radiologic predictors of radial head dislocation.
Bom F, Barbier O, Libouton X, Docquier PL
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2023 Sep;109(5):103445. Epub 2022 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2022.103445. PMID: 36270444
Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Ulnar Lengthening in the Treatment of Masada Type I Forearm Deformities in Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas.
Baghdadi S, Arabi H, Farhoud A, Moharrami A, Baghdadi T
J Hand Surg Am 2020 Sep;45(9):876.e1-876.e7. Epub 2020 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.02.010. PMID: 32253060
Radial osteotomy for the correction of forearm deformities in hereditary multiple osteochondroma.
Klein C, Pejin Z, Salon A, Finidori G, Glorion C, Pannier S
Hand Surg Rehabil 2020 Feb;39(1):65-71. Epub 2019 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2019.11.002. PMID: 31734296
Ulnar hemimelia: a report of four cases.
Özdemir M, Turan A, Kavak RP
Skeletal Radiol 2019 Jul;48(7):1137-1143. Epub 2019 Feb 2 doi: 10.1007/s00256-019-3167-x. PMID: 30712123
Correction of "Wrist" Deformity in Radial Dysplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Murphy GRF, Logan MPO, Smith G, Sivakumar B, Smith P
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2017 Dec 20;99(24):2120-2126. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00164. PMID: 29257019Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Correction of "Wrist" Deformity in Radial Dysplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Murphy GRF, Logan MPO, Smith G, Sivakumar B, Smith P
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2017 Dec 20;99(24):2120-2126. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00164. PMID: 29257019Free PMC Article

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