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. 2015 Aug;4(3):221–228. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1556856

Table 2. Description of the outcome of the DOB reinforcement technique in the first 14 patients.

Patient Type of injury Pronation/supination
postop
Surgical procedure Follow-up QuickDASH preop/follow-up PRWHE preop/follow-up Recurrent instability Remarks
♀ 23y # distal radius 10 years earlier No impairment DOBR 38 months 71/48 56/54 No Ulnar irritation due to knot (Mitekanchor technique)
♂ 19y # distal radius and # scaphoid (waist) 50/65 DOBR 34 months 63/16 86/21 No Constrained ulna prosthesis after 6 months due to progressive osteoarthritis
♂ 32y Malunited distal radius # with DRUJ instability No impairment DOBR after reconstruction of radius 33 months 55/25 62/44 No Plate removal after healing of osteotomy
♀ 27y Ulna fracture treated with plate No impairment DOBR 32 months 84/68 93/56 No Borderline patient, fibromyalgia
♀ 30y # distal radius 80/60 DOBR 31 months 59/25 40/20 No Initial Adams/Berger procedure
♂ 26y Open Galeazzi fracture No impairment DOBR 27 months 39/18 70/48 No Radial shaft plate removed
♀ 45y # distal radius with congenital bowing of the radius No impairment DOBR 26 months 55/30 72/25 No Hyperlaxity syndrome, fixed with FiberWire
♀ 25y No fracture No impairment DOBR 25 months 68/9 64/0 No
♂ 58y #distal radius with ulnar styloid # No impairment DOBR 21 months 77/52 72/52 No Initial styloid fixation
♀17y # distal radius with # base ulnar styloid No impairment DOBR 21 months 46/2 59/16 No
♀50y # distal radius with fleck fracture ulnar styloid No impairment DOBR after reconstruction radius 16
months
63/16 85/22 No
♀18y Ulnar pain, no fracture No impairment DOBR 16 months 61/2 76/11 No
♀ 55y # distal radius No impairment DOBR after reconstruction of radius 16 months 34/34 40/23 No 30° lack of supination of EPL rupture due to plate radius
♀ 57y # distal radius No impairment DOBR 20
months
89/69 66/79 Yes Initial Adams/Berger procedure

Abbreviation: DOBR, distal oblique bundle reinforcement.