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ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2025

Traumatic ulna fracture with plastic deformation of the radius in a skeletally mature pregnant female: a case report.

Zachariah Whiting, Austin Williams, Robert Wetzel

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Article in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Zachariah WhitingUniversity Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, USA. zachariah.whiting@uhhospitals.org.
Austin WilliamsUniversity Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, USA.
Robert WetzelUniversity Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

caseA 20-year-old pregnant female presented with an ulna fracture after a crush and bending type injury. Anatomic reduction of her ulna was not possible due to plastic deformation of the radius, requiring a corrective osteotomy of the radius. She is now 16 months out from surgery with full painless range of motion and radiographic union.

conclusionPlastic deformation of forearm fractures in adults is a rare phenomenon. It is possible that the patient's pregnancy contributed to her injury. Patients with uncommon fracture morphology can make operative intervention more complicated and necessitate additional procedures to achieve optimal motion and alignment.

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Pregnancy ComplicationsRadiusUlna FracturesAdultFemaleFracture Fixation, InternalHumansOsteotomyPregnancyRadiographyRadius FracturesYoung AdultDRUJOsteotomyPlastic deformationPregnancyUlna fracture

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