Volar Dislocation of the Distal Radioulnar Joint Blocked by Displaced Dorsal Barton Fracture

Baek,  Jong Hun; Lee,  Jae Hoon; Chung,  Duke Whan; Kim,  Young Jun

doi:2016.21.4.225

Arch Hand Microsurg > Volume 21(4); 2016 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2016;21(4):225-229.
Published online December 30, 2016.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12790/jkssh.2016.21.4.225

Volar Dislocation of the Distal Radioulnar Joint Blocked by Displaced Dorsal Barton Fracture

Jong Hun Baek, Jae Hoon Lee, Duke Whan Chung, Young Jun Kim

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ljhos69@naver.com

Received: 11 August 2016 • Revised: 20 September 2016 • Accepted: 1 October 2016

Abstract

Distal radioulnar dislocation is commonly associated with radius fracture. Most common dislocation pattern is the dorsal dislocation. We present the unique case of volar dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint blocked by displaced dorsal Barton fracture of distal radius and discuss the injury mechanism and anatomic lesions.