Madelung’s deformity the radius
Madelung’s deformity is usually characterized by malformed wrists and wrist bones and short stature. It is also known as Leri Weill Syndrome. It has only been recognized within the past hundred years, and occurs due to a genetically recessive gene.
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Presentation
It is a congenital subluxation or dislocation of the ulna’s lower end, due to malformation of the bones. Sometimes, minor abnormalities of other bone structures, often caused by disease or injury, such as a fracture of the lower end of the radius with upward displacement of the lower fragment. The deformity varies in degree from a slight protrusion of the lower end of the ulna, to complete dislocation of the inferior radio-ulnar joint with marked radial deviation of the hand. Severe deformities are associated with congenital absence or hypoplasia of the radius.
Notable cases
Famed rock ‘n’ roll guitarist Jimi Hendrix is said to have had the deformity.
Treatment
The operation consists of excision of the lower end of the ulna; in severe cases of marked radial deviation, it may be necessary also to fuse the radius to the carpus in order to gain correction.
Eponym
It is named for Otto Madelung.O. W. Madelung. Die spontane Subluxation der Hand nach Vorne. Verhandlungen der deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie, Berlin, 1878, 7: 259-276.
See also
- Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis
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