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VERGARA-AMADOR, Enrique  e  BUITRAGO-B, Luis Guillermo. A ten year retrospective series of ulnar dysplasia: clinical presentation and treatment results. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2010, vol.58, n.2, pp.128-136. ISSN 0120-0011.

Background. The ulnar deficiency is an alteration in the embryological development of the ulnar side of the forearm and the hand. The deformities affect hand, wrist and elbows; only 11% of the patients had complete fingers and 38% of the cases had syndactyly. Objective. Described the epidemiological profile and the clinical and radiological features and the results of treatment in 14 children. Materials and methods. It is a descriptive study type series of cases, retrospective in 14 children (18 upper extremities). The clinical and radiological characteristics were evaluated. Results. The bilateral compromise was 28.5%. The types II and IV of Bayne were the predominant with a 66.5%. The multiple surgeries were 41%. Functionally it was not possible to homogenize an instrument pre and postoperative. The grip improves of lateral to bidigital or tridigital in 72.2% of the patients, an indicator of a progress significant functional. The 84% presented good global grip and improvement in the daily basic activities. Conclusions. A classification that can integrate the diversity of anomalies doesn't exist. The classification of Bayne includes to a great quantity of them but there are some difficult of classifying as some cases with similarity to transverse deficiencies of the forearm. The treatment is specific for each case in particular. We know that the compromises of the elbow and of the first metacarpal are crucial in the functional result. The improvement of the clip was achieved in 72.2% of the cases were taking to surgery.

Palavras-chave : bone diseases; developmental; ulnar neuropathies; elbow; congenital abnormalities.

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