Ulnar Osteotomy System

Anthony J. Lauder, M.D., Douglas P. Hanel, M.D., Thomas E. Trumble, M.D. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chapter 18, Copyright ASSH 2006

Lauder, A J, MD, Trumble, T E, MD UW Medicine Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine 2006 Research Report, 50-53. The ulnar shortening osteotomy has become the gold standard for correcting positive ulnar variance. Ulnar variance is defined as the difference in length between the distal ulnar corner of the radius

Luria, S, MD, Lauder, A J, MD, Trumble, T E, MD The Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 33A, November 2008, Page 1493-1497 Purpose: Ulnar-shortening osteotomy has become common in the treatment of symptomatic positive ulnar variance. Our goal was to evaluate prospectively a new dynamic compression plating system in comparison with

Isaacs, J., MD, Howard, S., OTR/L, CHT, Gulkin, D., MD HAND (2010) 5:148–154, Article, September 2009 Abstract: Extra-articular ulnar shortening osteotomy, in principle, is an accepted treatment option for symptomatic degenerative and traumatic triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears. Despite the benefits of this surgical approach, potential disadvantages include risk of nonunion,

Ahsan ZS, Song Y, Yao J Journal of Hand Surgery; Volume 38, Number 8, August 2013, Pages 1520-1523 Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of patients with ulnar impaction syndrome treated with a jig-facilitated, oblique, diaphyseal ulnar shortening osteotomy and fixed with a TriMed (Santa Clarita, CA) ulnar osteotomy compresson plate. Methods:

Isaacs J, Frankenhoff J A Master Skills Publication; Ed. Greenberg J, 2013; Chapter 13, Pages 137-148, 2013 Ulnar impaction syndrome (UIS), also known as ulnar abutment syndrome, is a painful degenerative process affecting the ulnar side of the wrist presumably in response to chronic ulnar-carpal overload. Initially recognized as sequela of

Higgins J, Shores J, Katz R, Lee WPA, Wolock B Journal of Hand Surgery; 2014, January, Volume 39, Number 1, Pages 134-142 One of the challenges of forearm-level hand transplantation surgery is the achievement of osseos union of the ulna given the substantial soft tissue dissection, the use of immune modulating

Pouliot M, Yao J Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, 18(2), 72–76. March 2014 Abstract: Ulnar impaction syndrome (UIS) is a degenrative condition of the ulnar wrist typically seen in patients with statis or dynamic ulnar-positive variance. Impactions of the distal ulna on the proximal lunate and triquetrum leads to

Martin D, Zlotolow D, Russo S, Kozin S Journal of Hand Surgery; Volume 39, Number 8, August 2014, Pages 1558-64 Purpose: To biomechanically quantify 2 techniques, compression screw, and perpendicular clamp, for generating compression during ulnar shortening osteotomy (USO) in order to promote reliable primary bone healing. Methods: Fourteen fresh-frozen cadaveric